Punkatasset Hill & Hutchins Pond via Punkatasset Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Punkatasset Preserve near Concord, MA. The route passes Hutchins Pond before reaching Punkatasset Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 156 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 213 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47574, -71.35219
Nearest town Concord, MA
Directions
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Punkatasset Hill & Hutchins Pond via Punkatasset Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 47 min
Elevation 129–213 ft
Out & Back · Punkatasset Preserve
Trailhead: 42.47574, -71.35219
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Punkatasset Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sled Hill, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Punkatasset Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Punkatasset Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Estabrook Trail 2 mi · ▲ 60 ft
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