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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Connor Pond–Buell Trail, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Connor Pond–Buell Trail, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. The route reaches Connor Pond. It climbs 863 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,024 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buell Trail 42.48920, -72.17954
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Connor Pond–Buell Trail, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 734–1,024 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Buell Trail · 42.48920, -72.17954

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Buell Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Quaker Drive, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto Rutland Brook Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connor's Pond Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miReach Connor Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rutland Brook Trail, heading E.
  19. 150 ftSharp left onto Old Town Road, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto Quaker Drive, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Tumbledown South, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left onto Tumbledown West, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 200 ftTurn right onto Jerry's Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miBear right onto Buell Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connor-pond-buell-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 76°F59°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ yesterday (5.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 86°67° 52%
Fri 91°68° 38%
Sat 89°67° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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