Flagg Hill Pond–Green, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Flagg Hill Pond–Green, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Flagg Hill near West Acton, MA. The route reaches Flagg Hill Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Flagg Hill Pond–Green, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 235–445 ft
Out & Back · Flagg Hill
Trailhead: 42.46395, -71.49812
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Green, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto white, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto orange, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto purple, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Flagg Hill Pond.
- 150 ftBear left onto blue, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Flagg Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto purple, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto orange, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto white, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Green, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Flagg Hill Pond & Green 1.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Green–light green, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 255 ft
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