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Pod Meadow Conservation Area

Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Pod Meadow Conservation Area near Cochituate, MA. The route reaches Norton Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 197 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33541, -71.37855
Nearest town Cochituate, MA
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Norton Pond–Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 117–196 ft

Out & Back · Pod Meadow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.33541, -71.37855

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftReach Norton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Weston Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 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/norton-pond-norton-pond-out-back-5-km-f2cc

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 9 min before dark.

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