Island Loop Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Island Loop Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Loop Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 24–70 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.70718, -70.08742
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Island Loop Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Indian Trails 1 Loop 11.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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