Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area
Halfway Pond & Gramp's Loop
13.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Halfway Pond & Gramp's Loop is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Halfway Pond at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 456 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Halfway Pond & Gramp's Loop
13.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 59–178 ft
Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Halfway Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.80377, -70.58555
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- East Line Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Gramp's Loop 14.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 13.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- East Line Road 11.5 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Elbow Pond Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Sandy Pond Road & White Island Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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