Howe Pond–Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near South Spencer, MA. The route passes Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint, Howe Pond and Howe Pond. It climbs 444 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi623 – 938 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.23221, -72.01615
Nearest town South Spencer, MA
Directions
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Howe Pond–Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint, 6 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 624–939 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.23221, -72.01615
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Spencer D.P.W. stop 799 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corridor 71, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Corridor 71, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear right onto Depot Trail/Corridor 71, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Howe Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Howe Pond.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Corridor 71, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Howe Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Corridor 71, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Depot Trail/Corridor 71, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Corridor 71, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Spencer D.P.W. stop 799 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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