Slaughterhouse Pond & Hathaway Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Slaughterhouse Pond & Hathaway Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Marions Camp, MA. The route passes Hathaway Pond before reaching Slaughterhouse Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Slaughterhouse Pond & Hathaway Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 528–666 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.16052, -71.76339
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Hathaway Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Slaughterhouse Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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