Long Hill & Dykes Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Long Hill & Dykes Pond is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Gloucester Water Supply Land near West Gloucester, MA. The route passes Dykes Pond before reaching Long Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Hill & Dykes Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 69–176 ft
Out & Back · Gloucester Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.60304, -70.72245
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Dykes Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Long Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 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 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Dykes Pond & Talking Trash 2.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Mount Ann & Dykes Pond Loop via Yellow Arrow 3.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Lambert Hill–Dykes Pond, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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