Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Grey Rocks & Ice Pond Loop
4 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Grey Rocks & Ice Pond Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near West Pelham, MA. The route reaches Grey Rocks. It climbs 544 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36249, -72.46124
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
Directions
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Grey Rocks & Ice Pond Loop
4 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 354–783 ft
Out & Back · Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.36249, -72.46124
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 59°F / low 53° · precip 66% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Grey Rocks.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Whsipering Winds Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Pond Connector, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Ice Pond Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 59°F53°
Precip66%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
65°52°
19%
Tue
59°42°
Wed
63°41°
Thu
64°37°
16%
Fri
63°45°
29%
Sat
60°49°
30%
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- Whsipering Winds Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Harkness Conservation Area 2.2 mi · ▲ 362 ft
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