Bush Pond

2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 46 min

Bush Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near City Mills, MA. The route reaches Bush Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 256 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10661, -71.36194
Nearest town City Mills, MA

Directions

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Bush Pond

2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 46 min

Elevation 158–255 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.10661, -71.36194

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftPass Bush Pond.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 85°69° 35%
Fri 96°71° 28%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 96°70° 17%
Mon 96°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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