Footit Conservation Restriction
Ledge view–Ames Pond, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Ledge view–Ames Pond, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Footit Conservation Restriction near Dudleyville, MA. The route passes Ames Pond before reaching Ledge view at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ledge view–Ames Pond, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 898–1,230 ft
Out & Back · Footit Conservation Restriction
Trailhead: 42.47201, -72.42811
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Ames Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Big Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wetland Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Stone Stairs Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Ledge view, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wetland Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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