Vinton Pond–Group Camp, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near West Townsend, MA. The route reaches Vinton Pond. It climbs 261 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Friends Trail (Yellow) 42.64999, -71.76945
Nearest town West Townsend, MA
Directions
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Vinton Pond–Group Camp, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 50 min
Elevation 479–675 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Friends Trail (Yellow) · 42.64999, -71.76945
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Scout Camp, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Vinton Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Vinton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Group Camp, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scout Camp, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM
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