Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Gumpas Pond Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 225–408 ft
Out & Back · Gumpas Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: Skyview Access Trail · 42.71611, -71.37149
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyview Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Skyview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Cottontail Lane, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skyview Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyview Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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