Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation
Orange Goose Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Orange Goose Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation near Rio Vista, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Goose Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Elevation 187–252 ft
Out & Back · Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation
Trailhead: Sullivan Road Access · 42.56959, -71.32421
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sullivan Road Access, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Goose Loop, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Carbon Force, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Orange Goose Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Sullivan Road Access, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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