Pearl Hill Pond–7 Bridges Road, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Pearl Hill Pond–7 Bridges Road, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Old City, MA. The route reaches Pearl Hill Pond. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63630, -71.77666
Nearest town Old City, MA
Directions
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Pearl Hill Pond–7 Bridges Road, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 401–740 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.63630, -71.77666
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on 7 Bridges Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Lil' Ditty, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Pearl Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Down and Out, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old City Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto No Name, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto The Berm, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 7 Bridges Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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- 7 Bridges Road–Lil' Ditty Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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