Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Longview, MA. The route passes Duarte Ponds and Duarte Ponds before reaching Flat Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 85–192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.42661, -70.64628
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Great Plains Road stop 276 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 0.7 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Flat Bottom Pond.
- 100 ftReach Duarte Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Great Plains Road stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Duarte Ponds & John Presbury Norton Farm 4.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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