Chebacco Lake–Coy Pond, 6 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Chebacco Lake–Coy Pond, 6 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Wenham Neck, MA. The route passes Coy Pond before reaching Chebacco Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 374 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
7.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 45–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: 42.59347, -70.82580
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Coy Pond.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Dug Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Arrow, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto TR Maple Swamp Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector To Boardwalk, heading NW.
- 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 E.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, 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 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Gravelly Pond & Coy Pond via TakeMe TakeMe 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Round Pond & Coy Pond Loop via Quick Zipper 2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Chebacco Lake–Gravelly Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- The Monoliths–Millstone Hill, 7 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Millstone Hill–Coy Pond, 7 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 564 ft
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