Rattlesnake Hill–West Pond, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Rattlesnake Hill–West Pond, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Bolton Conservation Land near Camp Virginia, MA. The route passes West Pond before reaching Rattlesnake Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Hill–West Pond, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Elevation 298–451 ft
Out & Back · Bolton Conservation Land
Trailhead: Sawyer Grist Mill Trail · 42.43129, -71.58027
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Sawyer Grist Mill Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass West Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Atlantic Union Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Bench Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Phillips Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Rattlesnake Hill.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Atlantic Union Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sawyer Grist Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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