Chebacco Lake–Coy Pond, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Chebacco Lake–Coy Pond, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Centerville, MA. The route passes Coy Pond before reaching Chebacco Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chebacco Lake–Coy Pond, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 45–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: Fowler Circle · 42.58928, -70.81892
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fowler Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Coy Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Princemere Drive, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Dug Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Arrow, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto TR Maple Swamp Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector To Boardwalk, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Chebacco Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto TR Maple Swamp Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arrow, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dug Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fowler Circle, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Fowler Circle Trailhead
- Round Pond & Coy Pond via Quick Zipper 1.9 mi · ▲ 34 ft
- Chebacco Lake–Gravelly Pond, 3 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Beach Chair Bluff & Shiftlever 3.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Beach Chair Bluff–Pulpit Rock, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Millstone Hill–Coy Pond, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 547 ft
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