Egg Rock–stone pile, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Egg Rock–stone pile, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Grassy Pond Conservation Land near Kelly Corner, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond and Egg Rock before reaching stone pile at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Egg Rock–stone pile, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 237–345 ft
Out & Back · Grassy Pond Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.49655, -71.45640
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Grassy Pond.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Egg Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miPass stone pile.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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