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Callahan State Park

Hager Pond–Beebe Pond, 8 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Hager Pond–Beebe Pond, 8 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. The route passes Packard Pond and Beebe Pond before reaching Hager Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 617 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32028, -71.45786
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Hager Pond–Beebe Pond, 8 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 219–436 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: 42.32028, -71.45786

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dam Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Packard Pond.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Fox Hunt Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Juniper Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miPass Beebe Pond.
  9. 350 ftSharp right onto Woodchuck Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Hager Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left onto Red Tail Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Rocky Road, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Juniper Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fox Hunt Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Dam Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hager-pond-beebe-pond-out-back-4-lakes-10-km-f33a

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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