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Potters Farm

Hovey's Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 41 min

Hovey's Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Potters Farm near West Boxford, MA. The route reaches Hovey's Pond. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 200 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.71036, -71.06898
Nearest town West Boxford, MA
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Hovey's Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 41 min

Elevation 137–200 ft

Out & Back · Potters Farm

Trailhead: 42.71036, -71.06898

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Hovey's Pond.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miReach Hovey's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hoveys-pond-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Hikes near West Boxford, Massachusetts