Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail is a 2.9-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 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hinkley Swim Pond via Woodcliff Hills Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 183–323 ft
Out & Back · Pinecroft Farm
Trailhead: 42.20863, -71.29615
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Woodcliff Hills Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Hinkley Swim Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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