Thoreau Pond via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Thoreau Pond via Two Rod Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Davis Corridor near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Thoreau Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Thoreau Pond via Two Rod Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 162–232 ft
Out & Back · Davis Corridor
Trailhead: Long Ridge Access · 42.51151, -71.33409
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Long Ridge Access, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blood Farm Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Catbriar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Davis Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Hubbard Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catbriar Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blood Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Access, heading E.
- 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 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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