Massapoag Pond–Upper Massapoag Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area near East Groton, MA. The route passes Upper Massapoag Pond before reaching Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 226 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62715, -71.50676
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Directions
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Massapoag Pond–Upper Massapoag Pond, 3 lakes
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 181–227 ft
Out & Back · Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.62715, -71.50676
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Red Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gamlin Esker Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Upper Massapoag Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gamlin Esker Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% gravel16% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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