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Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near West Townsend, MA. The route reaches Pearl Hill Pond. It climbs 520 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 742 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65230, -71.76589
Nearest town West Townsend, MA
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Pearl Hill Pond–Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 394–740 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.65230, -71.76589

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Pearl Hill Pond.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftSharp right onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Down and Out, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old City Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto No Name, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lil' Ditty, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Friends Pearl Hill SP Loop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pearl-hill-pond-pearl-hill-pond-out-back-7-km-ef4a

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 90°69° 43%
Fri 94°70° 33%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 91°72° 15%

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