Little Quittacas Pond

5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Little Quittacas Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back near Indian Shore, MA. The route reaches Little Quittacas Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 92 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80900, -70.91384
Nearest town Indian Shore, MA

Directions

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Little Quittacas Pond

5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 51–92 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.80900, -70.91384

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 70% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miReach Little Quittacas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 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.

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F51°
Precip70%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 2.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 26% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 70% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°56° 49%
Tue 59°54° 18%
Wed 63°54°
Thu 64°55° 23%
Fri 62°54° 48%
Sat 57°54° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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