Pod Meadow Conservation Area

Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Path, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Path, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Pod Meadow Conservation Area near Cochituate, MA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 220 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33588, -71.37536
Nearest town Cochituate, MA

Directions

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Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Path, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 117–219 ft

Out & Back · Pod Meadow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.33588, -71.37536

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Path, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miReach Weston Aqueduct Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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