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Pine Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 3 lakes

14.5 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Pine Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 3 lakes is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond before reaching Pine Hill at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 718 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 302 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA
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Pine Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 3 lakes

14.5 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 56–303 ft

Out & Back

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 W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miPass Little Halfway Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading N.
  41. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  44. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 50 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/pine-hill-little-halfway-pond-out-back-5-lakes-24-km-f6a8

Trail surface

30% dirt70% 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 3.7 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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