Greenough Pond–Red Tail Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Greenough Pond–Red Tail Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Greenough Land near Riverside, 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.
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Greenough Pond–Red Tail Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 114–136 ft
Out & Back · Greenough Land
Trailhead: Greenough trail · 42.53047, -71.31738
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Greenough trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Greenough Pond.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto High Pond Bypass, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red-Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tobin Bridge, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Greenough Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red-Tail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wood Duck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Pond Bypass, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Wood Duck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Greenough trail, heading NW.
- 450 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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