Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Willows, MA. The route reaches Half Moon Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 301–351 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.58664, -71.53806
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Half Moon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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