Jacobs Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Jacobs Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Jacobs Pond Conservation Area near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. The route reaches Jacobs Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jacobs Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Elevation 113–170 ft
Out & Back · Jacobs Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.16903, -70.84554
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Jacobs Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Jacobs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
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