Damon Pond–Brook Trail, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Damon Pond–Brook Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Old City, MA. The route reaches Damon Pond at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 827 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 778 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64801, -71.76680
Nearest town Old City, MA
Directions
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Damon Pond–Brook Trail, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 466–777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.64801, -71.76680
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
- 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 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Damon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 56°F46°
Precip58%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
64°50°
34%
Tue
59°43°
Wed
61°41°
Thu
63°39°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
60°50°
38%
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- Old Vinton Pond Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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