Larrabee & Whiting Estates Conservation Area
Upper Mill Pond & Third Iron Co. Pond via Peabody Loop
2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 47 min
Upper Mill Pond & Third Iron Co. Pond via Peabody Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back in Larrabee & Whiting Estates Conservation Area near Charles River Village, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond before reaching Third Iron Co. Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Mill Pond & Third Iron Co. Pond via Peabody Loop
2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 47 min
Elevation 228–346 ft
Out & Back · Larrabee & Whiting Estates Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.24425, -71.25110
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Third Iron Co. Pond.
- 50 ftReach Upper Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Storrow Pond & North Beach 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Yellow Blaze Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Powissett Pond–South Beach, 5 beaches 2.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Powissett Peak–Powissett Pond, 5 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Third Iron Co. Pond–Hale Reservation Beach, 4 beaches 2.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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