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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 366 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 210 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73540, -70.49450
Nearest town The Springs, MA
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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 87–211 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

Trailhead: 41.73540, -70.49450

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 SW.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Fire Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Marist Street, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Camp Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  9. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftReach Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  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 NE.
  26. 0.9 miBear right onto Fire Road, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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-21-km-4f1e

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 5.5 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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