Grassy Pond via Acker trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Grassy Pond via Acker trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Westford Station, MA. The route reaches Grassy Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grassy Pond via Acker trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 145–222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.60027, -71.42555
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Acker trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Grassy Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Grassy Pond Lifecourse, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Acker trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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