Newtown Hill–Doleful Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min
Newtown Hill–Doleful Pond, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Newtown Hill near Boxboro Station, MA. The route passes Doleful Pond and Doleful Pond before reaching Newtown Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Newtown Hill–Doleful Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min
Elevation 304–437 ft
Out & Back · Newtown Hill
Trailhead: orange · 42.50717, -71.47828
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on orange, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Doleful Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto yellow, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto blue, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Doleful Pond.
- 100 ftBear left onto yellow, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Newtown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sprong Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto yellow, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto unmaintained, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto blue, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto yellow, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto orange, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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