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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Marist Street, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Marist Street, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 233 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73672, -70.49102
Nearest town The Springs, MA
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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Marist Street, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 87–234 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

Trailhead: 41.73672, -70.49102

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Old Forestdale Road, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Marist Street, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Camp Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  10. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miReach Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  22. 2.6 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Marist Street, heading N.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Forestdale Road, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peters-pond-at-oakcrest-cove-beach-out-back-19-km-5ce5

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67° 15%
Thu 85°71°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°70°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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