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Vinton Pond–Damon Pond, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Vinton Pond–Damon Pond, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. The route passes Damon Pond before reaching Vinton Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66173, -71.79028
Nearest town Ashby, MA
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Vinton Pond–Damon Pond, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 525–702 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.66173, -71.79028

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Damon Pond.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miReach Vinton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/damon-pond-damon-pond-out-back-6-km-1afe

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
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°65°
Thu 88°68° 43%
Fri 92°70° 33%
Sat 90°69° 33%
Sun 92°67°
Mon 90°72° 15%

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