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Gumpas Pond Conservation Area

Gumpas Pond–Beaver Pond Loop, 3 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 34 min

Gumpas Pond–Beaver Pond Loop, 3 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Gumpas Pond Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. The route reaches Gumpas Pond. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 341 ft1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Pond Loop 42.72798, -71.36926
Nearest town Varnumtown, MA
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Gumpas Pond–Beaver Pond Loop, 3 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 34 min

Elevation 227–342 ft

Out & Back · Gumpas Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Beaver Pond Loop · 42.72798, -71.36926

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hinds Lane, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Gumpas Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Cottontail Lane, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Long Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hinds Lane, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/gumpas-pond-beaver-pond-loop-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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