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Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 57 min

Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Old City, MA. The route reaches Pearl Hill Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 535 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64399, -71.76999
Nearest town Old City, MA
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Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 57 min

Elevation 405–536 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.64399, -71.76999

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Lil' Ditty, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Pearl Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lil' Ditty, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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/pearl-hill-pond-pearl-hill-pond-out-back-5-sights-4-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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