Callahan State Park

Hager Pond–Deearmouse Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Hager Pond–Deearmouse Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Marlborough Junction, MA. The route reaches Hager Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 417 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Hill 42.34810, -71.50361
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA

Directions

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Hager Pond–Deearmouse Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 223–417 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: Indian Hill · 42.34810, -71.50361

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Hill, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Deearmouse Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach Hager Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Backpacker Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Indian Hill, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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