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Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course

Long Pond–First Pond, 4 lakes

2.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 48 min

Long Pond–First Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course near Linden, MA. The route passes Third Pond, Second Pond and First Pond before reaching Long Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44599, -71.03372
Nearest town Linden, MA
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Long Pond–First Pond, 4 lakes

2.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 48 min

Elevation 73–216 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course

Trailhead: 42.44599, -71.03372

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Broadway @ Blue Hill Ave stop 440 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Third Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miPass Second Pond.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftPass First Pond.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Stillman Road, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftPass Long Pond.
  14. 0.2 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/second-pond-second-pond-out-back-6-lakes-3-km-ac34

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 91°71° 23%
Fri 97°74° 25%
Sat 94°70° 43%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Broadway @ Blue Hill Ave stop 440 m from the trailhead

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