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Inman Pond–Asylum Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Inman Pond–Asylum Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Chestnut Hill Meeting House, MA. The route reaches Inman Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 459 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06581, -71.58311
Nearest town Chestnut Hill Meeting House, MA
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Inman Pond–Asylum Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 293–460 ft

Out & Back · Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.06581, -71.58311

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Mill Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Taft Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Asylum Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Trail (Sidewinder), heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Asylum Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cormier - Meadow Brook Link, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Inman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Asylum Trail, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto White Trail (Sidewinder), heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Asylum Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Taft Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mill Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 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/inman-pond-out-back-5-km-941a

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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