Spring Pond Water Department Land

Spring Pond & South Peabody Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min

Spring Pond & South Peabody Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Spring Pond Water Department Land near South Peabody, MA. The route passes Spring Pond and Spring Pond before reaching Spring Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 154 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49592, -70.93811
Nearest town South Peabody, MA

Directions

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Spring Pond & South Peabody Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min

Elevation 60–153 ft

Out & Back · Spring Pond Water Department Land

Trailhead: 42.49592, -70.93811

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highland Ave @ Richs Plaza stop 491 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Spring Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Spring Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto South Peabody Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miPass Spring Pond.
  11. 0.2 miReach Spring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% paved49% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Highland Ave @ Richs Plaza stop 491 m from the trailhead

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