Potter Hill & Riverlin Street Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Potter Hill & Riverlin Street Pond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Colton Rd Conservation Area near Maplewood, MA. The route passes Potter Hill before reaching Riverlin Street Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Potter Hill & Riverlin Street Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 354–550 ft
Out & Back · Colton Rd Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.20509, -71.71717
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Potter Hill.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Riverlin Street Pond.
- 200 ftReach Potter Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 15 min before dark.
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