Damon Pond–Friends Loop Trail (Orange), 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Damon Pond–Friends Loop Trail (Orange), 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. The route reaches Damon Pond. It climbs 358 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi564 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66173, -71.79028
Nearest town Ashby, MA
Directions
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Damon Pond–Friends Loop Trail (Orange), 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 565–702 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.66173, -71.79028
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Damon Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Damon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip58%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
64°49°
34%
Tue
58°43°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°49°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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