Dorothy Pond & Howe Pond via trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Dorothy Pond & Howe Pond via trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Colton Rd Conservation Area near Millbury, MA. The route passes Dorothy Pond before reaching Howe Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dorothy Pond & Howe Pond via trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 381–445 ft
Out & Back · Colton Rd Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.20149, -71.74432
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 50° · precip 59% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Dorothy Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Howe Pond.
- 100 ftReach Dorothy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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