Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond via Woods Loop

7.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond via Woods Loop is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near West Brewster, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond and Walkers Pond. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 75 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73880, -70.09563
Nearest town West Brewster, MA

Directions

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Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond via Woods Loop

7.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 30–75 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73880, -70.09563

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miPass Walkers Pond.
  25. 0.5 miReach Upper Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 15 min before dark.

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