AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Colton Rd Conservation Area

Riverlin Street Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Riverlin Street Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Colton Rd Conservation Area near Saundersville, MA. The route reaches Riverlin Street Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 435 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 561 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20424, -71.71238
Nearest town Saundersville, MA
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Riverlin Street Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 354–560 ft

Out & Back · Colton Rd Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.20424, -71.71238

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftReach Riverlin Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/riverlin-street-pond-riverlin-street-pond-out-back-7-km-3e97

Trail surface

15% dirt8% grass77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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