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Camp Nekon

Muddy Pond & Pratts Pond

5.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Muddy Pond & Pratts Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Camp Nekon near Kingston, MA. The route passes Pratts Pond and Muddy Pond. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 203 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97485, -70.72137
Nearest town Kingston, MA
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Muddy Pond & Pratts Pond

5.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 111–202 ft

Out & Back · Camp Nekon

Trailhead: 41.97485, -70.72137

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Kingston Train stop 303 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miPass Pratts Pond.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miPass Muddy Pond.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miReach Muddy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 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/muddy-pond-pratts-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-abfc

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 90°71°
Fri 97°72° 23%
Sat 93°70° 30%
Sun 91°68° 17%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kingston Train stop 303 m from the trailhead

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