AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Briggs Property

Cotton Pond & Emery East - Cotton Pond Trail - Green

2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min

Cotton Pond & Emery East - Cotton Pond Trail - Green is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Briggs Property near Cedar Bushes, MA. The route reaches Cotton Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 108 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87854, -70.56588
Nearest town Cedar Bushes, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Cotton Pond & Emery East - Cotton Pond Trail - Green

2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min

Elevation 62–110 ft

Out & Back · Briggs Property

Trailhead: 41.87854, -70.56588

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Emery East - Cotton Pond Trail - Green, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftReach Cotton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cotton-pond-cotton-pond-out-back-3-km-34c0

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 91°72°
Sat 89°70° 21%
Sun 83°68°
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Cedar Bushes, Massachusetts