Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Weston Aqueduct Linear District near Tower Hill, MA. The route reaches Norton Pond at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 117–223 ft
Out & Back · Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.38273, -71.33060
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading S.
- 4.2 miBear left onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Norton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading E.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Beard Conservation Restriction & Stone's Pond via Marylynn Gentry Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Ponyhenge via Marylynn Gentry Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Hathaway Hill–Deer Pond, 6 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Path, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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