Opacum Pond–Stately White Pine Grove, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Opacum Woods near Sturbridge, MA. The route passes Opacum Pond and Stately White Pine Grove. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi594 – 712 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Opacum Land Trust 42.12490, -72.07775
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Opacum Pond–Stately White Pine Grove, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 52 min
Elevation 595–713 ft
Out & Back · Opacum Woods
Trailhead: Opacum Land Trust · 42.12490, -72.07775
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Opacum Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stately White Pine Grove.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto White Trail, 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.
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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