Markert's Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Markert's Pond is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near East Hadley, MA. The route reaches Markert's Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Markert's Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 150–260 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.32238, -72.53712
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Eric Carle Museum (In) stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Markert's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Eric Carle Museum (In) stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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