Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop
3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in Forge Field Property near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop
3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 78–193 ft
Out & Back · Forge Field Property
Trailhead: Pilgrim Loop · 41.91438, -70.62353
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Pilgrim Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Pilgrim Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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