Lake Winthrop & Pleasure Point via Upper Charles Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Whitneys, MA. The route passes Pleasure Point before reaching Lake Winthrop at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 220 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23445, -71.41504
Nearest town Whitneys, MA
Directions
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Lake Winthrop & Pleasure Point via Upper Charles Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 159–220 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.23445, -71.41504
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miPass Pleasure Point.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cemetery Run, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Winthrop.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Cemetery Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Lake Winthrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cemetery Run, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Upper Charles Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% gravel7% dirt2% paved8% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F49°
Precip49%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°56°
53%
Tue
61°50°
Wed
62°51°
Thu
63°45°
17%
Fri
62°49°
36%
Sat
59°52°
46%
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