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Smith School V.A. Parcel

JFK Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 25 min

JFK Loop is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Smith School V.A. Parcel near Leeds, MA. It climbs 310 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34984, -72.69002
Nearest town Leeds, MA
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JFK Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 227–436 ft

Out & Back · Smith School V.A. Parcel

Trailhead: 42.34984, -72.69002

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: VA Hospital Vet's Way & Lot O stop 341 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto JFK Loop, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miReach JFK Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miArrive 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/pond-trail-out-back

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: VA Hospital Vet's Way & Lot O stop 341 m from the trailhead

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