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Rocky Mountain Park

Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near Cheapside, MA. The route passes Highland Pond and Sachem Head. It climbs 493 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 499 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58149, -72.59023
Nearest town Cheapside, MA
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Sachem Head–Highland Pond, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 305–497 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park

Trailhead: 42.58149, -72.59023

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: High Rise stop 666 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Highland Pond.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Sachem Head.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Sachem Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 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/sachem-head-highland-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-f019

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High Rise stop 666 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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