Spectacle Pond
4.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Spectacle Pond is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Breivogel Property near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond
4.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 33–105 ft
Out & Back · Breivogel Property
Trailhead: 41.60548, -70.58113
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
- 150 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
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