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.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 52 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77298, -70.61926
Nearest town Indian Heights, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach Mare Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 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.

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°60°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 87°72° 18%
Sun 92°69°
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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