Puffers Pond South Beach
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Puffers Pond South Beach is a 2-mile out-and-back near North Amherst, MA. The route reaches Puffers Pond South Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Puffers Pond South Beach
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Elevation 211–264 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.40000, -72.52601
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Fairfield Street stop 262 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Puffers Pond South Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fairfield Street stop 262 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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