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Camp Nekon

Lake Nekon & Pratts Pond

6.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Lake Nekon & Pratts Pond is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Camp Nekon near Camp Mishannock, MA. The route passes Pratts Pond and Lake Nekon before reaching Lake Nekon at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 190 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95446, -70.76152
Nearest town Camp Mishannock, MA
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Lake Nekon & Pratts Pond

6.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 111–190 ft

Out & Back · Camp Nekon

Trailhead: 41.95446, -70.76152

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftPass Pratts Pond.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftPass Lake Nekon.
  14. 0.3 miReach Lake Nekon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-pond-pratts-pond-out-back-3-lakes-10-km-71fb

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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