Farmers Cliff & Hutchins Pond via Estabrook Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Concord, MA. The route passes Hutchins Pond before reaching Farmers Cliff at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 217 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Two Rod Road 42.48184, -71.34354
Nearest town Concord, MA
Directions
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Farmers Cliff & Hutchins Pond via Estabrook Trail
3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 157–217 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: Two Rod Road · 42.48184, -71.34354
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Punkatasset Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Hutchins Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Estabrook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Farmers Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% dirt25% gravel33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°62°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
30%
Sat
94°70°
34%
Sun
96°68°
Mon
92°73°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Two Rod Road Trailhead
- Hubbard Hill–Hutchins Pond Loop, 3 lakes 1.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Esker Viewpoint–Mink Pond, 5 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Hutchins Pond & Two Rod Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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