Dry Hill Sunset Point–Fiske Pond, 7 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Dry Hill Sunset Point–Fiske Pond, 7 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. The route passes Dry Hill Sunset Point and Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach before reaching Fiske Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 945 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dry Hill Sunset Point–Fiske Pond, 7 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 778–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: Dry Hill Road · 42.54845, -72.48600
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 50° · precip 71% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Dry Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Dry Hill Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
- 350 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 300 ftPass Fiske Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Dry Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dry Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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