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Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course

Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 7 lakes

1.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 32 min

Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 7 lakes is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course near Maplewood, MA. The route passes Towners Pond, Swains Pond, First Pond and 3 more before reaching Mount Hood at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 259 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44929, -71.04643
Nearest town Maplewood, MA
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Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 7 lakes

1.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 32 min

Elevation 100–260 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course

Trailhead: 42.44929, -71.04643

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: 229 Laurel St stop 771 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Towners Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Swains Pond.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass First Pond.
  8. 0.1 miPass Second Pond.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftPass Third Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftPass Gas Pipeline Viewpoint.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftReach Mount Hood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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/second-pond-second-pond-out-back-10-lakes-3-km-b1fe

Trail surface

35% paved34% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 229 Laurel St stop 771 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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