Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Ice Pond Loop
5.2 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Ice Pond Loop is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near West Pelham, MA. It climbs 599 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Pond Loop
5.2 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 393–782 ft
Out & Back · Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.37744, -72.46034
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 8 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Dam–Hill Reservoir, 3 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Ice Pond Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Falls–Dorie Goldman Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Whsipering Winds Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Dam–Hill Reservoir, 3 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 800 ft
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