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Catamount State Forest

McLeod Pond

2.7 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 8 min

McLeod Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Catamount State Forest near Adamsville, MA. The route reaches McLeod Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,099 – 1,385 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.66414, -72.74073
Nearest town Adamsville, MA
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McLeod Pond

2.7 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,098–1,385 ft

Out & Back · Catamount State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 42.66414, -72.74073

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach McLeod Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcleod-pond-out-back-4-km-559f

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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