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Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ice Pond Loop

3.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Ice Pond Loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near West Pelham, MA. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 781 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35294, -72.46958
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Ice Pond Loop

3.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 358–782 ft

Out & Back · Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.35294, -72.46958

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-pond-loop-out-back-5-km-2e66

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead

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