Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Longview, MA. The route passes Duarte Ponds and Duarte Ponds before reaching Flat Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duarte Ponds & Flat Bottom Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 85–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.43674, -70.64486
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 69% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Across from Stoney Hill Road stop 746 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 0.7 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Flat Bottom Pond.
- 50 ftReach Duarte Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Across from Stoney Hill Road stop 746 m from the trailhead
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