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Briggs Property

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.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 167 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85959, -70.58489
Nearest town Eastland Heights, MA
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miPass Cotton Pond.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Shallow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 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/shallow-pond-cotton-pond-out-back-4-lakes-12-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

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