Four-mile Pond & Marsh Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Four-mile Pond & Marsh Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Conservation Area near East Parish, MA. The route reaches Four-mile Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Four-mile Pond & Marsh Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Elevation 110–172 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Conservation Area
Trailhead: Wildcat (Marsh Trail) Head · 42.68370, -71.03566
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Slippery Lamb Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto BLP Extension, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Four-mile Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wildcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto BLP Extension, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Slippery Lamb Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Wildcat (Marsh Trail) Head Trailhead
- Spofford Pond–Long Marsh Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Marsh Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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