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Westford Land

Gilson Pond & Primary Trail

2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 44 min

Gilson Pond & Primary Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Westford Land near Swan Corner, MA. The route reaches Gilson Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 272 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Primary Trail 42.64038, -71.43103
Nearest town Swan Corner, MA
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Gilson Pond & Primary Trail

2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 44 min

Elevation 180–274 ft

Out & Back · Westford Land

Trailhead: Primary Trail · 42.64038, -71.43103

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Primary Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Gilson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greystone-pond-greystone-pond-out-back-5-km-0739

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 90°70° 30%
Fri 95°71° 30%
Sat 93°68° 36%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 92°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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