Dry Hill–Fiske Pond, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 4 hr
Dry Hill–Fiske Pond, 6 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Locks Village, MA. The route passes Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, Tyler Pond and Fiske Pond before reaching Dry Hill at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 660 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dry Hill–Fiske Pond, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 845–1,379 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: 42.51397, -72.42737
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 50 ftPass Tyler Pond.
- 250 ftPass Fiske Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Dry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Humphry Preserve–Fiske Pond, 5 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Fiske Pond–Tyler Pond, 5 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Fiske Pond–Tyler Pond, 6 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Wickett Pond–Fiske Pond, 7 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 391 ft
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