Grassy Pond via Acker trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Grassy Pond via Acker trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Nabnasset, MA. The route reaches Grassy Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grassy Pond via Acker trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 145–222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.60106, -71.42394
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Acker trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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