Puffers Pond South Beach
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
Puffers Pond South Beach is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near North Amherst, MA. The route reaches Puffers Pond South Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Puffers Pond South Beach
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
Elevation 217–274 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.39789, -72.52318
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Sylvan (In) stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Puffers Pond South Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sylvan (In) stop 145 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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