Duck Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Duck Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 300–338 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: Chipmunk Trail · 42.24202, -71.52637
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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