Duarte Ponds
5.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Duarte Ponds is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Longview, MA. The route passes Duarte Ponds and Duarte Ponds before reaching Duarte Ponds at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duarte Ponds
5.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 90–192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.42884, -70.65565
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 0.3 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 0.3 miReach Duarte Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Duarte Ponds 4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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