Russell Millpond & Crosswinds Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Russell Millpond & Crosswinds Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Russell Mill Pond near South Pond, MA. The route reaches Russell Millpond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 404 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Russell Millpond & Crosswinds Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 62–217 ft
Out & Back · Russell Mill Pond
Trailhead: 41.89059, -70.61944
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Russell Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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