Perry's Point–Opacum Pond, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Opacum Woods near Sturbridge, MA. The route passes Opacum Pond before reaching Perry's Point at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 673 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11586, -72.08066
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Perry's Point–Opacum Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 42 min
Elevation 590–673 ft
Out & Back · Opacum Woods
Trailhead: 42.11586, -72.08066
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Opacum Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Perry's Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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