Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Ice Pond Loop
5.5 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Ice Pond Loop is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Meads Corner, MA. It climbs 950 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 981 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36466, -72.44345
Nearest town Meads Corner, MA
Directions
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Ice Pond Loop
5.5 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 354–982 ft
Out & Back · Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.36466, -72.44345
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ice Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Whsipering Winds Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (5.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
77°64°
Thu
87°64°
54%
Fri
92°68°
39%
Sat
89°68°
38%
Sun
93°67°
Mon
90°68°
18%
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- Ice Pond Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Harkness Conservation Area & Well-Away Farm Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
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