Long Sought For Pond & red blaze via Sassafras Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min
Long Sought For Pond & red blaze via Sassafras Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sassafras Conservation near Hayward Corner, MA. The route reaches Long Sought For Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Sought For Pond & red blaze via Sassafras Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min
Elevation 214–288 ft
Out & Back · Sassafras Conservation
Trailhead: 42.63259, -71.45651
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Sassafras Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Big Rock to Summer Village, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto red blaze, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Long Sought For Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Rock to Summer Village, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sassafras Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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