AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wattles Pond & Casella Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Wattles Pond & Casella Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near East Pepperell, MA. The route reaches Wattles Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 292 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66459, -71.56480
Nearest town East Pepperell, MA
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Wattles Pond & Casella Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 195–292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.66459, -71.56480

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miPass Wattles Pond.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Casella Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miReach Wattles Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 250 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/wattles-pond-wattles-pond-out-back-4-km-648f

Trail surface

77% dirt11% grass12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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