Hayes Pond & Pratts Pond

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Hayes Pond & Pratts Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near North Grafton, MA. The route passes Pratts Pond before reaching Hayes Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 400 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24301, -71.69871
Nearest town North Grafton, MA

Directions

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Hayes Pond & Pratts Pond

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 321–399 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.24301, -71.69871

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miPass Pratts Pond.
  4. 50 ftReach Hayes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 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.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 88°69° 42%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°68° 16%
Mon 93°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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