Chamberlain Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Chamberlain Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route passes Chamberlain Pond before reaching Chamberlain Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Chamberlain Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 731–863 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.04594, -71.81945
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Chamberlain Pond.
- 1 miReach Chamberlain Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Old Douglas Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 180 ft
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