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Nobscot Reservation

Nupp'se Pond & First Boundary Pond via Nixon Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Nupp'se Pond & First Boundary Pond via Nixon Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. The route passes Nupp'se Pond before reaching First Boundary Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 461 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 463 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34741, -71.43327
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Nupp'se Pond & First Boundary Pond via Nixon Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 186–461 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34741, -71.43327

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Monson Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Belden's Way, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nipmuc Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Nupp'se Pond.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Legion Trial, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Nixon Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miPass First Boundary Pond.
  15. 150 ftReach Nupp'se Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto Nixon Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Teepee Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Legion Trial, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nipmuc Trail, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Belden's Way, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monson Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nuppse-pond-first-boundary-pond-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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