Curve Pine–Hutchins Pond, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Plain, MA. The route passes Hutchins Pond and Curve Pine. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 233 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Estabrook Trail 42.47943, -71.35958
Nearest town Plain, MA
Directions
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Curve Pine–Hutchins Pond, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 129–232 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: Estabrook Trail · 42.47943, -71.35958
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Two Rod Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodhaven Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Curve Pine.
- 0.3 miReach Curve Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Davis Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Punkatasset Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°62°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
30%
Sat
94°70°
33%
Sun
96°68°
Mon
92°73°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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