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.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 171 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elbow Pond Road 41.80194, -70.58337
Nearest town Pondville, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start on Elbow Pond Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.7 miBear left onto Elbow Pond Road, heading W.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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