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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. The route reaches Connor Pond. It climbs 531 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Surprise Meadow Trail 42.49069, -72.16197
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Connor Pond–Dudley Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 736–998 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Surprise Meadow Trail · 42.49069, -72.16197

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Surprise Meadow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Dudley Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Quaker Drive, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Rutland Brook Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Town Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Connor Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left onto Quaker Drive, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftBear left onto Dudley Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Surprise Meadow Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connor-pond-dudley-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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