Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near Cheapside, MA. The route passes Sachem Head and Highland Pond. It climbs 777 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 453 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bears Den Road 42.58011, -72.59101
Nearest town Cheapside, MA
Directions
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Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits
6.6 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 128–454 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park
Trailhead: Bears Den Road · 42.58011, -72.59101
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: High Rise stop 754 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bears Den Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Sachem Head.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Highland Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Sachem Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Bears Den Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: High Rise stop 754 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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