Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near South Fitchburg, MA. The route reaches Simonds Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 710 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 628–962 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.54001, -71.81123
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 60% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Simonds Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 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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