Pottapaug Pond–F-94 Starfire Crash Site, 7 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Pottapaug Pond–F-94 Starfire Crash Site, 7 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in East Quabbin/Dana near Nichewaug, MA. The route passes Old Town Hall and Pottapaug Pond before reaching F-94 Starfire Crash Site at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pottapaug Pond–F-94 Starfire Crash Site, 7 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 527–647 ft
Out & Back · East Quabbin/Dana
Trailhead: Petersham Road · 42.44094, -72.20961
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Petersham Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Dana Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Old Town Hall.
- 150 ftPass Pottapaug Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenwich Dana Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Thayer Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Greenwich Dana Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Indian Kitchen Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Starfire Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass F-94 Starfire Crash Site.
- 100 ftReach Pottapaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Indian Kitchen Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Greenwich Dana Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Thayer Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Greenwich Dana Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Petersham Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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