Middleton Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min
Middleton Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Swan Pond near South Middleton, MA. The route reaches Middleton Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Middleton Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min
Elevation 87–182 ft
Out & Back · Swan Pond
Trailhead: 42.58481, -71.04935
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Middleton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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