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Sibley Farm

Burncoat Pond–Howe Pond, 8 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Burncoat Pond–Howe Pond, 8 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Sibley Farm near South Spencer, MA. The route passes Howe Pond and Howe Pond before reaching Burncoat Pond at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 732 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,030 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Depot Trail 42.22053, -72.01234
Nearest town South Spencer, MA
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Burncoat Pond–Howe Pond, 8 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 644–1,029 ft

Out & Back · Sibley Farm

Trailhead: Depot Trail · 42.22053, -72.01234

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Depot Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miPass Howe Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Howe Pond.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Morgan Swamp Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaver Meadow Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sibley Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Rock Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miReach Burncoat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Sibley Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beaver Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morgan Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading S.
  26. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left onto Depot Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/howe-pond-howe-pond-out-back-19-km-c708

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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