AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grassy Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Grassy Pond is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Brookside Station, MA. The route reaches Grassy Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 223 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61399, -71.41190
Nearest town Brookside Station, MA
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Grassy Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Elevation 186–222 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.61399, -71.41190

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/grassy-pond-grassy-pond-out-back-6-km-ff65

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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