Dicks Pond
3.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Dicks Pond is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Indian Heights, MA. The route reaches Dicks Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dicks Pond
3.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1–77 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76413, -70.63141
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Dicks Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Indian Mound Beach 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sand Pond 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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