AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 325 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56580, -71.55979
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  3. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Upper Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-long-pond-out-back-5-km-db92

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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