Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area
Gramp's Loop
14.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Gramp's Loop is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area near Pondville, MA. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gramp's Loop
14.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 59–172 ft
Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: Elbow Pond Road · 41.80194, -70.58337
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 80°F / low 72° · precip 59% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Elbow Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Elbow Pond Road, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Elbow Pond Road Trailhead
- Elbow Pond Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Sandy Pond Road & White Island Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- East Line Road 11.5 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Halfway Pond & Gramp's Loop 13.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 13.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- East Line Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 472 ft
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