Great Hill–Skating Pond Loop, 3 summits is a 1.2-mile loop in Great Hill Conservation Land near Kelly Corner, MA. The route passes Skating Pond and Great Hill. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 338 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red 42.47085, -71.45304
Nearest town Kelly Corner, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)
Directions
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Great Hill–Skating Pond Loop, 3 summits
1.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 30 min
Elevation 206–339 ft
Loop · Great Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.47085, -71.45304
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Skating Pond.
- 150 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 400 ftPass Great Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt2% boardwalk19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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