AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Quittacas Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 41 min

Great Quittacas Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near North Rochester, MA. The route reaches Great Quittacas Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 131 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78187, -70.89832
Nearest town North Rochester, MA
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Great Quittacas Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 41 min

Elevation 57–132 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.78187, -70.89832

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Great Quittacas Pond.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 200 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/great-quittacas-pond-out-back-3-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°60°
Thu 91°68°
Fri 95°71° 15%
Sat 92°69° 26%
Sun 94°68° 15%
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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