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Old Vinton Pond Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Old Vinton Pond Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Old City, MA. It climbs 456 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64801, -71.76680
Nearest town Old City, MA
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Old Vinton Pond Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 466–777 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.64801, -71.76680

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 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/old-vinton-pond-road-out-back-5-km-0ce6

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 90°69° 43%
Fri 94°70° 33%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 91°72° 15%

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