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Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond

5.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Ashley Heights, MA. The route passes Little Quittacas Pond and Great Quittacas Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 92 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79377, -70.90906
Nearest town Ashley Heights, MA
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Great Quittacas Pond & Little Quittacas Pond

5.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 51–92 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.79377, -70.90906

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Quittacas Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Great Quittacas Pond.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miReach Great Quittacas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-pond-great-quittacas-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F51°
Precip70%Wind6 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 2.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 27% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 70% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°56° 48%
Tue 59°53° 17%
Wed 63°54°
Thu 64°54° 23%
Fri 62°54° 48%
Sat 57°54° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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