Skating Pond & Blue via Yellow is a 2-mile out-and-back in Great Hill Conservation Land near Kelly Corner, MA. The route reaches Skating Pond. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 348 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red 42.46715, -71.44313
Nearest town Kelly Corner, MA
Directions
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Skating Pond & Blue via Yellow
2 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 45 min
Elevation 176–348 ft
Out & Back · Great Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.46715, -71.44313
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Red, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Skating Pond.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Red, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blue, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt1% boardwalk13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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