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Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Spectacle Pond–Triangle Pond, 16 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Spectacle Pond–Triangle Pond, 16 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. The route passes The Lookout, Sandwich Beach, Camp Burgess Waterfront and 2 more before reaching Triangle Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 593 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 233 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70839, -70.40968
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
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Spectacle Pond–Triangle Pond, 16 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 84–233 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.70839, -70.40968

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Deer Run, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Highway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Lookout Lane, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Chase Me, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Lookout Lane, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftPass The Lookout.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto North Ridge, heading S.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Primal Whoop, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Primal Scream, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto North Ridge, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 500 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn right onto Endless Wire, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Catena, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 200 ftTurn left onto Northwest Passage, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  33. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading NW.
  34. 200 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clutch, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left onto Downshift, heading NW.
  46. 150 ftSharp right onto Clutch, heading W.
  47. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Threading the Needle, heading SW.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Excite Bike, heading S.
  49. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftPass Sandwich Beach.
  51. 450 ftBear left onto Schoolie, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftBear left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Camp Burgess, heading SW.
  54. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bpoy Scout, heading W.
  55. 150 ftTurn left onto Camp Burgess, heading NW.
  56. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pinkham, heading NW.
  57. 0.1 miPass Camp Burgess Waterfront.
  58. 200 ftPass Triangle Beach.
  59. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spectacle, heading S.
  61. 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
  62. 0.5 miPass Triangle Pond.
  63. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  64. 400 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  65. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  66. 0.5 miBear right onto Pinkham, heading SW.
  67. 0.3 miTurn left onto Camp Burgess, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bpoy Scout, heading SE.
  69. 150 ftContinue straight onto Camp Burgess, heading SE.
  70. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftBear right onto Schoolie, heading SE.
  72. 150 ftBear right onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading NW.
  73. 450 ftContinue straight onto Excite Bike, heading E.
  74. 150 ftContinue straight onto Threading the Needle, heading N.
  75. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clutch, heading NW.
  76. 0.1 miSharp left onto Downshift, heading NE.
  77. 150 ftTurn right onto Clutch, heading NE.
  78. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading NE.
  79. 50 ftTurn left onto Mud Flap, heading NE.
  80. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading NE.
  81. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading NE.
  82. 50 ftBear left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading NE.
  83. 50 ftTurn right onto Mud Flap, heading NE.
  84. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  85. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  86. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading NE.
  87. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  88. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  89. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading NE.
  90. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  91. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading N.
  92. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Passage, heading N.
  93. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  94. 450 ftTurn right onto Catena, heading N.
  95. 300 ftTurn right onto Powerlines, heading N.
  96. 0.5 miTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading NW.
  97. 50 ftTurn left onto Endless Wire, heading NW.
  98. 50 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading NW.
  99. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  100. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  101. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  102. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  103. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  104. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  105. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  106. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  107. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Ridge, heading N.
  108. 100 ftTurn right onto Primal Scream, heading NE.
  109. 50 ftTurn left onto Primal Whoop, heading NE.
  110. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Ridge, heading NE.
  111. 200 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading NE.
  112. 150 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading NE.
  113. 150 ftTurn left onto Lookout Lane, heading E.
  114. 250 ftBear right onto Chase Me, heading SE.
  115. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Lane, heading SE.
  116. 0.1 miTurn right onto Town Line, heading N.
  117. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  118. 50 ftBear left onto Highway Trail, heading SE.
  119. 50 ftBear right onto Deer Run, heading NE.
  120. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  121. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  122. 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/lawrence-pond-the-lookout-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-26c2

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 62°F55°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity75%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:41 PM
Wed 61°54°
Thu 62°56° 29%
Fri 60°52° 72%
Sat 56°55° 72%
Sun 59°56° 66%
Mon 58°57° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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