Hutchins Pond–Thoreau Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Hutchins Pond–Thoreau Pond, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Concord, MA. The route passes Hutchins Pond before reaching Thoreau Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hutchins Pond–Thoreau Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Elevation 137–213 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: 42.47785, -71.35035
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connecting Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Hutchins Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Hutchins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Thoreau Pond.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Connecting Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.
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