Thoreau Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Thoreau Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Thoreau Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Thoreau Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 162–232 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: Malcolm Inner Loop · 42.51570, -71.34464
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Malcolm Inner Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Hubbard Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Thoreau Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Malcolm Inner Loop, heading NE.
- 200 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 8:35 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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