AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forge Pond

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Forge Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near Cooks Corner, MA. The route reaches Forge Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 279 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26582, -72.48102
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA
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Forge Pond

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 265–281 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26582, -72.48102

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Forge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forge-pond-out-back-3-km-4533

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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