Upper Long Pond & Rock Meadow Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Upper Long Pond & Rock Meadow Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond before reaching Upper Long Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Long Pond & Rock Meadow Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 239–324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.56580, -71.55979
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miReach Upper Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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