Punkatasset Hill–Bateman's Pond, 6 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route passes Bateman's Pond, Mink Pond, Esker Viewpoint and 2 more before reaching Punkatasset Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 233 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48663, -71.37168
Nearest town Plain, MA
Directions
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Punkatasset Hill–Bateman's Pond, 6 lakes
3.9 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 141–234 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.48663, -71.37168
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Bateman's Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Hugh Cargill Rd Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Estabrook Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Mink Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Esker Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Esker Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Thoreau Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hutchins Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sled Hill, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Punkatasset Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Esker Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Hugh Cargill Rd Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
30%
Sat
94°70°
33%
Sun
96°68°
Mon
92°73°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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