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Gumpas Pond Conservation Area

Pelham Town Beach–Long Trail, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Pelham Town Beach–Long Trail, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Gumpas Pond Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. The route reaches Pelham Town Beach. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gage Lot Trail 42.70510, -71.36704
Nearest town Varnumtown, MA
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Pelham Town Beach–Long Trail, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 185–418 ft

Out & Back · Gumpas Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Gage Lot Trail · 42.70510, -71.36704

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Gage Lot Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Pelham Town Beach.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Gumpus Pond Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Musquash Brook Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach Pelham Town Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gumpus Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tower Hill Road, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gage Lot Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pelham-town-beach-long-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

69% dirt3% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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