Don't Fear The Reaper
4.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Don't Fear The Reaper is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 144 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90574, -70.61724
Nearest town South Pond, MA
Directions
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Don't Fear The Reaper
4.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 38–144 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.90574, -70.61724
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Deadwood, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Don't Fear The Reaper, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Don't Fear The Reaper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Deadwood, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Pine Hills Powerlines 2.6 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Deadwood 3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Knobby–Ridge Run, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 694 ft
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