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Mount Toby State Forest

Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min

Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Leverett, MA. The route reaches Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 453 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49448, -72.51948
Nearest town North Leverett, MA
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Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min

Elevation 383–452 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.49448, -72.51948

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Tower Road, heading W.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cranberry-pond-crannberry-pond-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 89°67° 60%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 92°69° 17%

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