AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fisk Forestdale Lot

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach via Peters Pond Drive Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach via Peters Pond Drive Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 177 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach via Peters Pond Drive Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 125–176 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Recreation Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftReach Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peters-pond-at-oakcrest-cove-beach-out-back-6-km-5a93

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
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°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near The Springs, Massachusetts