Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near Montague City, MA. The route passes Highland Pond and Sachem Head. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 459 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59474, -72.58592
Nearest town Montague City, MA
Directions
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Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits
3.1 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 311–458 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park
Trailhead: 42.59474, -72.58592
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: 48 Sanderson St/Franklin Med Cntr stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Highland Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Sachem Head.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Bears Den Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Sachem Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
88°67°
61%
Fri
92°69°
38%
Sat
90°69°
38%
Sun
93°66°
Mon
91°67°
17%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 48 Sanderson St/Franklin Med Cntr stop 617 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pocumtuck Ridge Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Pocumtuck Ridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 711 ft
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