Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Centerville, MA. The route reaches Coy Pond. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 46–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: 42.59018, -70.81660
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Coy Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Coy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Chebacco Lake–Gravelly Pond, 3 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Beach Chair Bluff & Shiftlever 3.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Beach Chair Bluff–Pulpit Rock, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Gravelly Pond–Coy Pond, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 6 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 318 ft
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