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Old Vinton Pond Road

4 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Old Vinton Pond Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65971, -71.78651
Nearest town Ashby, MA
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Old Vinton Pond Road

4 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 469–831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.65971, -71.78651

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-vinton-pond-road-out-back-6-km-fd52

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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