Pine Lake & Round Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Pine Lake & Round Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Round Pond Conservation Area near Tinkertown, MA. The route passes Round Pond before reaching Pine Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Lake & Round Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 46–102 ft
Out & Back · Round Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.04109, -70.71640
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Round Pond.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Pine Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Pine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Island Creek Pond & Round Pond 2.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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