Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road
3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route passes Half Moon Pond before reaching Upper Long Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Long Pond & Half Moon Pond via Half Moon Road
3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 261–378 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.58493, -71.55379
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Half Moon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Upper Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 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 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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