Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Scorgie Land near Still River, MA. The route passes Bare Hill Pond before reaching Dean's Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 349–508 ft
Out & Back · Scorgie Land
Trailhead: Scorgie Trail · 42.49551, -71.60757
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Scorgie Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading E.
- 50 ftPass Bare Hill Pond.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Dean's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Scorgie Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- White Pine–(potential NHESP vernal pool), 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Bare Hill Pond–(potential NHESP vernal pool) Loop, 9 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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