Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. The route passes Lake Chauncy Public Beach, Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Lake. It climbs 356 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 272–371 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.28953, -71.61322
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Chauncy Public Beach.
- 50 ftPass Chauncy Lake.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 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 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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