UpperPond–Dark Side of the Sun, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min
UpperPond–Dark Side of the Sun, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near North Pocasset, MA. The route reaches UpperPond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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UpperPond–Dark Side of the Sun, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min
Elevation 32–94 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: 41.70785, -70.58702
Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 81°F / low 72° · precip 55% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hi Droid, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Run for the Border, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Town Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass UpperPond.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Crossing Over, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto East West Double Track, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Town Forest Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Valley Bars Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hi Droid, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Katie Marie Pass, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hi Droid, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 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 (~7 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Dark Side of the Sun–East West Double Track, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun 2.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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