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McGreqor Quarry Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min

McGreqor Quarry Pond is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Sherborn, MA. The route reaches McGreqor Quarry Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 292 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24844, -71.38269
Nearest town Sherborn, MA
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McGreqor Quarry Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min

Elevation 226–292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.24844, -71.38269

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach McGreqor Quarry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miArrive 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/mcgreqor-quarry-pond-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.

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