Mount Ann & Dykes Pond Loop via Yellow Arrow
3.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Mount Ann & Dykes Pond Loop via Yellow Arrow is a 3.7-mile loop in Gloucester Water Supply Land near West Gloucester, MA. The route passes Dykes Pond and Mount Ann. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Ann & Dykes Pond Loop via Yellow Arrow
3.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 72–246 ft
Loop · Gloucester Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.60304, -70.72245
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Dykes Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Arrow, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Ann.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Dykes Pond & Talking Trash 2.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Long Hill & Dykes Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Lambert Hill–Dykes Pond, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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