Shallow Pond & Cotton Pond
7.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Shallow Pond & Cotton Pond is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Briggs Property near Eastland Heights, MA. The route passes Cotton Pond before reaching Shallow Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shallow Pond & Cotton Pond
7.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 34–169 ft
Out & Back · Briggs Property
Trailhead: 41.85959, -70.58489
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Cotton Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Shallow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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