Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach–Fiske Pond, 3 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach–Fiske Pond, 3 beaches is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. The route passes Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach and Fiske Pond. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach–Fiske Pond, 3 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 843–1,077 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.53863, -72.44530
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 300 ftPass Fiske Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.8 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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