AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Upper Shoe Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Upper Shoe Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Rial Side, MA. The route reaches Upper Shoe Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 85 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55743, -70.89732
Nearest town Rial Side, MA
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Upper Shoe Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 15–84 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.55743, -70.89732

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach Upper Shoe Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-shoe-pond-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Hikes near Rial Side, Massachusetts