Hutchins Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Hutchins Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Hutchins Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 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 via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 135–232 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
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 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Hutchins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Malcolm Inner Loop, heading NW.
- 200 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
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