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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Kotik Crag–Powerlines Boulder, 5 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Kotik Crag–Powerlines Boulder, 5 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Willows, MA. The route passes Half Moon Pond, Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and Powerlines Boulder before reaching Kotik Crag at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 261 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 377 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.58493, -71.55379
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Kotik Crag–Powerlines Boulder, 5 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 238–378 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  10. 0.1 miPass Powerlines Boulder.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Kotik Crag, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.6 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-8-km-3d77

Trail surface

26% dirt74% 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 (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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