Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop
3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in Forge Field Property near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop
3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 97–193 ft
Out & Back · Forge Field Property
Trailhead: 41.90352, -70.62291
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pilgrim Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Pilgrim Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Pilgrim Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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