Pulpit Hill–Puffers Pond, 6 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Eastman Brook Conservation Area near Cushman, MA. The route passes Mill River, Puffers Pond South Beach, Puffers Pond North Beach and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 351 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41399, -72.50843
Nearest town Cushman, MA
Directions
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Pulpit Hill–Puffers Pond, 6 beaches
3.7 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 237–350 ft
Out & Back · Eastman Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.41399, -72.50843
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Cushman Center stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Mill River.
- 50 ftPass Puffers Pond South Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftPass Puffers Pond North Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Puffers Pond.
- 50 ftPass Puffers Pond South Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Pulpit Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ellsworth Barnard Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Pulpit Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
47% dirt13% boardwalk40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cushman Center stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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