Pinecroft Farm

Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min

Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Pinecroft Farm near Farm Street Station, MA. The route reaches Hinkley Swim Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 315 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Water Easement 42.20435, -71.29619
Nearest town Farm Street Station, MA

Directions

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Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min

Elevation 183–316 ft

Out & Back · Pinecroft Farm

Trailhead: Water Easement · 42.20435, -71.29619

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Water Easement, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Flint Locke - Hawthorne Link Path, heading N.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodcliff Hills Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miReach Hinkley Swim Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Flint Locke - Hawthorne Link Path, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Water Easement, heading S.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark.

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