AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way

2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 45 min

Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Crooked Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 85 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62222, -70.59045
Nearest town Hatchville, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Crooked Pond via Pickeral Way

2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 45 min

Elevation 34–87 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.62222, -70.59045

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pickeral Way, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Crooked Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 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-out-back-3-km-6921

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Hatchville, Massachusetts