Duarte Ponds
5.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr
Duarte Ponds is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Longview, MA. The route passes Duarte Ponds before reaching Duarte Ponds at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duarte Ponds
5.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 85–192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.41956, -70.65305
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 68% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Duarte Ponds.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Duarte Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 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 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Duarte Ponds 4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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