Duck Pond–Old Pine Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 236 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Track Road 42.41178, -71.50748
Nearest town Gleasondale, MA
Directions
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Duck Pond–Old Pine Trail, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 157–237 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Track Road · 42.41178, -71.50748
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Track Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Track Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt16% paved26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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