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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road

3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route passes Half Moon Pond before reaching Upper Long Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 377 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.58493, -71.55379
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road

3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 261–378 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.58493, -71.55379

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Half Moon Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miReach Upper Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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/half-moon-pond-half-moon-pond-out-back-3-km-2803

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°70° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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