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East Quabbin/Dana

Pottapaug Pond–Old Town Hall, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Pottapaug Pond–Old Town Hall, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in East Quabbin/Dana near Nichewaug, MA. The route passes Old Town Hall before reaching Pottapaug Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 620 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Petersham Road 42.44094, -72.20961
Nearest town Nichewaug, MA
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Pottapaug Pond–Old Town Hall, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 548–621 ft

Out & Back · East Quabbin/Dana

Trailhead: Petersham Road · 42.44094, -72.20961

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Petersham Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Dana Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading W.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miPass Old Town Hall.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Greenwich Dana Road, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftReach Pottapaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Petersham Road, heading E.
  14. 1.5 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/pottapaug-pond-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

95% dirt2% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°66° 52%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 89°70° 41%
Sun 93°69°
Mon 90°69° 18%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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