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Harwich Water Supply Land–Upper Mill Pond, 3 groves

4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Harwich Water Supply Land–Upper Mill Pond, 3 groves is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near West Brewster, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond before reaching Harwich Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 75 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73208, -70.10763
Nearest town West Brewster, MA
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Harwich Water Supply Land–Upper Mill Pond, 3 groves

4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 30–76 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73208, -70.10763

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Deep Punkhorn Path, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miPass Harwich Water Supply Land.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftReach Harwich Water Supply Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robins-pond-out-back-9-km-ba2b

Trail surface

66% dirt3% sand31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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