Marstons Mills Herring Run–Mill Pond, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Marstons Mills Herring Run–Mill Pond, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Newtown, MA. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Marstons Mills Herring Run at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marstons Mills Herring Run–Mill Pond, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 32–91 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Post Road · 41.66055, -70.43744
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Old Post Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Mill Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Marstons Mills Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 9 min before dark.
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