Cournoyer Pond–Blue Dot Trail (Bob Elms), 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Cournoyer Pond–Blue Dot Trail (Bob Elms), 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Trout Brook Conservation Area near Canada Mills, MA. The route reaches Cournoyer Pond. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cournoyer Pond–Blue Dot Trail (Bob Elms), 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 608–812 ft
Out & Back · Trout Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: North Street · 42.40310, -71.82953
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on North Street, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail (Bob Elms), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Cournoyer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Blue Dot Trail (Bob Elms), heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Oak Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left onto North Street, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 8 min before dark.
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