Spectacle Pond
5.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Spectacle Pond is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Teaticket, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond
5.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 34–105 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58709, -70.60550
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 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.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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