Grindfest via The Grind
2.8 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Grindfest via The Grind is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near South Pond, MA. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grindfest via The Grind
2.8 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 38–287 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.90848, -70.61737
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Grindfest, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Grindfest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto The Grind, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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