Hopedale Pond–Mill Pond, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Hopedale Pond–Mill Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Hopedale, MA. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Hopedale Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hopedale Pond–Mill Pond, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 280–551 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.15348, -71.56342
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto The Parklands Blue Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Hopedale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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