Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail Loop is a 2-mile loop near Indian Heights, MA. The route reaches Mare Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 20–53 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 41.77298, -70.61926
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Mare Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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