Nagog Hill–Nagog Pond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Nagog Hill–Nagog Pond, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Grassy Pond Conservation Land near Kelly Corner, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond and Nagog Pond before reaching Nagog Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nagog Hill–Nagog Pond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 237–375 ft
Out & Back · Grassy Pond Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.49655, -71.45640
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Grassy Pond.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Nagog Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Nagog Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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