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Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 55 min

Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Mare Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 79 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78150, -70.60998
Nearest town Pondville, MA
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Mare Pond & Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 55 min

Elevation 20–79 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.78150, -70.60998

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 200 ftReach Mare Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Highway Trail/Future Atlantic Circuit Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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/mare-pond-out-back-4e01

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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