Island Pond–Mill Pond, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wapack Wilderness near East Rindge, NH. The route passes Mill Pond and Island Pond. It climbs 1,287 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,175 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73887, -71.93549
Nearest town East Rindge, NH
Directions
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Island Pond–Mill Pond, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,175–1,769 ft
Out & Back · Wapack Wilderness
Trailhead: 42.73887, -71.93549
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 50 ftPass Island Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Binney Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Binney Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Binney Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wapack Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 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
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°61°
Thu
86°66°
51%
Fri
90°68°
33%
Sat
87°66°
34%
Sun
90°64°
Mon
87°68°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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