Flavell Crossing Conservation Area
Whitney Pond–Skinner Forest Viewpoint, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Whitney Pond–Skinner Forest Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Flavell Crossing Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. The route passes Skinner Forest Viewpoint before reaching Whitney Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitney Pond–Skinner Forest Viewpoint, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 195–322 ft
Out & Back · Flavell Crossing Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.60428, -71.49592
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Special Ops (♦), heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Skinner Forest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Whitney Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Whitney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Red Line Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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