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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 3 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 3 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near Forestdale, MA. The route reaches Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 233 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69776, -70.49150
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach–Fire Road, 3 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 125–233 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

Trailhead: 41.69776, -70.49150

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 N.
  2. 50 ftPass Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  9. 2.6 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miReach Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  16. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 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-25-km-429c

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.5″ 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° 18%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°68°
Mon 85°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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