Circle Viewpoint & Hutchins Pond via Two Rod Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Plain, MA. The route passes Hutchins Pond before reaching Circle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 217 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Estabrook Trail 42.47943, -71.35958
Nearest town Plain, MA
Directions
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Circle Viewpoint & Hutchins Pond via Two Rod Road
4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 129–218 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: Estabrook Trail · 42.47943, -71.35958
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Two Rod Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Circle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Punkatasset Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Estabrook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°62°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
30%
Sat
94°70°
33%
Sun
96°68°
Mon
92°73°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Estabrook Trail Trailhead
- Farmers Cliff via Estabrook Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Esker Viewpoint–Mink Pond, 7 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hubbard Hill–Esker Viewpoint, 8 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Curve Pine–Hutchins Pond, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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