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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead
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