Mink Pond–Esker Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Mink Pond–Esker Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route reaches Mink Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mink Pond–Esker Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 189–273 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.49869, -71.36249
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Estabrook Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mink Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Esker Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Estabrook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Mink Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Esker Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Davis Trail & Farmyard Trail via Two Rod Road 6.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Farmyard Trail & Rockstrom Trail via Estabrook Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Thoreau Pond–Farmyard Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Farmyard Trail & Two Rod Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North) 3.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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