Littles Hill Conservation Area
Hart Pond & Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-way
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Hart Pond & Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-way is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Littles Hill Conservation Area near Kings Forest, MA. The route reaches Hart Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hart Pond & Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-way
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 91–116 ft
Out & Back · Littles Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.68286, -70.98549
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boxford Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Hart Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-way, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hart Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Hart Pond & Boxford Rail Trail via Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-way 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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