Dicks Pond & Sand Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Dicks Pond & Sand Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Indian Heights, MA. The route passes Sand Pond before reaching Dicks Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dicks Pond & Sand Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 10–77 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75983, -70.64414
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Dicks Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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