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Spectacle Pond–Anaconda, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 55 min

Spectacle Pond–Anaconda, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Willows, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 285 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fireroad 42.57829, -71.52325
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Spectacle Pond–Anaconda, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 55 min

Elevation 214–286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fireroad · 42.57829, -71.52325

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 Fireroad, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fireroad, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Anaconda, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Fireroad, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 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-4-km-ef64

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ 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°62°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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