Brooks Woodland Preserve

Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Bassets Corner, MA. The route reaches Connor Pond. It climbs 398 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Town Road 42.46629, -72.15854
Nearest town Bassets Corner, MA

Directions

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Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 736–976 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Old Town Road · 42.46629, -72.15854

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Old Town Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Connor Pond.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rutland Brook Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Quaker Drive, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Dudley Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miReach Connor Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown North, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Quaker Drive, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Town Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 90°68° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 89°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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