Dicks Pond via Old County Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Dicks Pond via Old County Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Riverside, MA. The route reaches Dicks Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dicks Pond via Old County Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 10–77 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75783, -70.64907
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Dicks Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old County Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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