Cook Pond–Cascades Trail, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 54 min
Cook Pond–Cascades Trail, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cascades West near Tatnuck, MA. The route reaches Cook Pond. It climbs 344 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 968 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cascades Trail 42.28575, -71.86079
Nearest town Tatnuck, MA
Directions
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Cook Pond–Cascades Trail, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 54 min
Elevation 612–968 ft
Out & Back · Cascades West
Trailhead: Cascades Trail · 42.28575, -71.86079
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 786 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cascades Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cook Pond.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Meadow Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Cook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Silver Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cascades Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 786 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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