Old Jail Lane Conservation Area
Freefall
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
Freefall is a 2-mile out-and-back in Old Jail Lane Conservation Area near Pond Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Freefall
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
Elevation 66–137 ft
Out & Back · Old Jail Lane Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.69804, -70.33163
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Freefall, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spruce Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foxtrot, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto First Class, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tim Sullivan, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Westwatch, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Neck Lane, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:28 PM.
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- Freefall 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Ivy League 2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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