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Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ashley Heights, MA. The route passes Little Quittacas Pond and Great Quittacas Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 82 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78866, -70.90920
Nearest town Ashley Heights, MA
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Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Elevation 51–81 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.78866, -70.90920

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Quittacas Pond.
  3. 0.1 miPass Great Quittacas Pond.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 1 miReach Great Quittacas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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-19f0

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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