Island Pond Conservation Area

Island Loop Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Island Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 66 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70189, -70.08304
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA

Directions

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Island Loop Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 24–67 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.70189, -70.08304

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading E.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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