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Callahan State Park

Packard Pond–Balling Brook Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min

Packard Pond–Balling Brook Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Fayville, MA. The route reaches Packard Pond. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 377 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32074, -71.47997
Nearest town Fayville, MA
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Packard Pond–Balling Brook Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min

Elevation 238–376 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: 42.32074, -71.47997

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocky Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fox Hunt Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miPass Packard Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Packard Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Balling Brook Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lakeside Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miReach Packard Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Balling Brook Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Trail, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Fox Hunt Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rocky Road, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hawk Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/packard-pond-packard-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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