Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond
4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near North Harwich, MA. The route passes Walkers Pond before reaching Upper Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond
4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 30–75 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71909, -70.12526
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Walkers Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Upper Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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