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Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Willows, MA. The route reaches Half Moon Pond. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 348 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

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

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Elevation 301–347 ft

Out & Back

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 SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
  4. 0.8 miReach Half Moon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 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-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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