Mill Pond–Little Woods, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Forge Village, MA. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 226 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59013, -71.47713
Nearest town Forge Village, MA
Directions
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Mill Pond–Little Woods, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 195–228 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.59013, -71.47713
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stone Arch Bridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Line Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Robinson Athletic Field Path, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Little Woods, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Robinson Athletic Field Path, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Line Path, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Stone Arch Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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