Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area
Gumpas Pond–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min
Gumpas Pond–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. The route reaches Gumpas Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gumpas Pond–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min
Elevation 233–408 ft
Out & Back · Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area
Trailhead: Skyview Access Trail · 42.71611, -71.37149
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyview Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Gumpas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyview Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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