Spectacle Pond
5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Spectacle Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Breivogel Property near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond
5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 32–105 ft
Out & Back · Breivogel Property
Trailhead: 41.61051, -70.58153
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Moraine Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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