Upper Cady Pond–Cow Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 45 min
Upper Cady Pond–Cow Pond, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back near Groton, MA. The route passes Cow Pond before reaching Upper Cady Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Cady Pond–Cow Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 45 min
Elevation 317–455 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gibbet Hill Trail · 42.60842, -71.56007
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Gibbet Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Cow Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Upper Cady Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lovers Lane, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Gibbet Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.
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