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Estabrook Woods

White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 58 min

White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route passes Thoreau Pond and White Pine before reaching Hutchins Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 272 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49869, -71.36249
Nearest town Plain, MA
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White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 58 min

Elevation 135–273 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: 42.49869, -71.36249

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Estabrook Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Hubbard Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miPass Thoreau Pond.
  6. 0.1 miPass White Pine.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading SE.
  8. 250 ftPass Hutchins Pond.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Red, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach White Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading NW.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto West Hubbard Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Estabrook Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thoreau-pond-thoreau-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°71° 30%
Sat 93°70° 33%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 8 min before dark.

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