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Dufresne Recreation Area

Fox Hill & Ingraham Brook Pond

2.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 59 min

Fox Hill & Ingraham Brook Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Dufresne Recreation Area near Granby, MA. The route passes Ingraham Brook Pond before reaching Fox Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26220, -72.50211
Nearest town Granby, MA
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Fox Hill & Ingraham Brook Pond

2.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 59 min

Elevation 264–436 ft

Out & Back · Dufresne Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.26220, -72.50211

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miPass Ingraham Brook Pond.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1 miPass Fox Hill.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 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/fox-hill-ingraham-brook-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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