Hutchins Pond & Two Rod Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Hutchins Pond & Two Rod Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Concord, MA. The route reaches Hutchins Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hutchins Pond & Two Rod Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 129–232 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 Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Highwater Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Hutchins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Highwater Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Two Rod Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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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
- Farmers Cliff & Hutchins Pond via Estabrook Trail 3 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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