Beard Conservation Restriction–Ponyhenge, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min
Beard Conservation Restriction–Ponyhenge, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Van Leer / Mcdowell Land near South Lincoln, MA. The route passes Ponyhenge, Beard Conservation Restriction and Stone's Pond before reaching Stone's Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beard Conservation Restriction–Ponyhenge, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min
Elevation 160–240 ft
Out & Back · Van Leer / Mcdowell Land
Trailhead: 42.40128, -71.32912
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ponyhenge.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marylynn Gentry Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Beard Conservation Restriction.
- 500 ftPass Stone's Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Stone's Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Beard Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ponyhenge–Deer Pond, 8 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Ponyhenge & College Pond via Sudbury Road Access 6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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