Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min
Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near West Brewster, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond before reaching Bates Cr at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min
Elevation 31–80 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73064, -70.10895
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bates Cr, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Harwich Water Supply Land–Upper Mill Pond, 3 groves 4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond 5.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond 6 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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