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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Spectacle Pond & Anaconda

3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Spectacle Pond & Anaconda is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 390 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heronry Trail 42.58083, -71.53143
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Spectacle Pond & Anaconda

3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 214–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Heronry Trail · 42.58083, -71.53143

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heronry Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Anaconda, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Fireroad, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Anaconda, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Fireroad, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miArrive 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/spectacle-pond-anaconda-out-back-6-km-d8f2

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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