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Hawksnest State Park

Walkers Pond Conservation Area & Hawksnest Pond

2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 44 min

Walkers Pond Conservation Area & Hawksnest Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hawksnest State Park near Pleasant Lake, MA. The route passes Walkers Pond Conservation Area and Hawksnest Pond before reaching Hawksnest Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 79 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70672, -70.05559
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA
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Walkers Pond Conservation Area & Hawksnest Pond

2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 44 min

Elevation 31–79 ft

Out & Back · Hawksnest State Park

Trailhead: 41.70672, -70.05559

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miPass Walkers Pond Conservation Area.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miPass Hawksnest Pond.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Hawksnest Pond.
  7. 0.1 miReach Walkers Pond Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 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/hawksnest-pond-hawksnest-pond-out-back-3-km-c475

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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