Hutchins Pond–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Hutchins Pond–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Hutchins Pond. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hutchins Pond–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 129–232 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: Malcolm Inner Loop · 42.51570, -71.34464
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Malcolm Inner Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Hutchins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Malcolm Inner Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Malcolm Inner Loop Trailhead
- Farmers Cliff & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road 7 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Esker Viewpoint–Mink Pond, 5 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Hutchins Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Curve Pine–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Davis Trail & Malcolm Outer Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Thoreau Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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