AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 92 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Post Road 41.66055, -70.43744
Nearest town Newtown, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Old Post Road, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miPass Mill Pond.
  6. 0.2 miReach Marstons Mills Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 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/mill-pond-mill-pond-out-back-4-km-a761

Trail surface

49% other6% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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