Wattles Pond & Casella Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Wattles Pond & Casella Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near East Pepperell, MA. The route reaches Wattles Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wattles Pond & Casella Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 226–292 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.65096, -71.53859
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Parent's Hill, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Casella Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Wattles Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Parent's Hill, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Marsh Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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- Marsh Trail 2 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Marsh Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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- Marsh Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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