Island Loop Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Island Loop Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Loop Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 24–67 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.70365, -70.07565
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Harwich Conservation Trust Conservation Restriction–Marceline Conservation Restriction, 4 groves 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Flax Pond 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Andrews Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Island Loop Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Harwich Water Supply Land–Robbins Pond Conservation Area, 3 groves 4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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