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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
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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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Damon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading SE.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/damon-pond-damon-pond-out-back-13-km-930f

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 90°69° 43%
Fri 94°70° 33%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 91°72° 15%

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