Hermit's Cave–Houghton Pond, 3 rocks
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Hermit's Cave–Houghton Pond, 3 rocks is a 2-mile out-and-back in Webster Conservation Area near Thompsonville, MA. The route passes Hermit's Cave before reaching Houghton Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hermit's Cave–Houghton Pond, 3 rocks
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Elevation 157–213 ft
Out & Back · Webster Conservation Area
Trailhead: Green Trail · 42.32640, -71.17950
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: The Mall at Chestnut H@ Bloomingdales stop 528 m from the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Hermit's Cave.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Hammond Pond Parkway, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Houghton Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Hermit's Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hammond Pond Parkway, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: The Mall at Chestnut H@ Bloomingdales stop 528 m from the trailhead
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