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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Spectacle Pond & Anaconda

4 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Spectacle Pond & Anaconda is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 390 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58562, -71.53937
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Spectacle Pond & Anaconda

4 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 214–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.58562, -71.53937

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Anaconda, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Anaconda, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 250 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/spectacle-pond-out-back-6-km-68fe

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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