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Greenough Pond–Beaver Trail, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Greenough Pond–Beaver Trail, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Greenough Land near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Greenough Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 151 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Street Access 42.52004, -71.32541
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
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Greenough Pond–Beaver Trail, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 114–151 ft

Out & Back · Greenough Land

Trailhead: Maple Street Access · 42.52004, -71.32541

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Maple Street Access, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Tail Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red-Tail Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miPass Greenough Pond.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Pond Bypass, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Wood Duck Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Greenough trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Blueberry Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miReach Greenough Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Greenough trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto High Pond Bypass, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red-Tail Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Maple Street Access, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenough-pond-beaver-trail-out-back-5-sights-8-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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