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Magnolia Woods Recreational Area

West Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 44 min

West Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Magnolia Woods Recreational Area near Freshwater Cove Village, MA. The route reaches West Pond. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 164 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 42.58782, -70.70068
Nearest town Freshwater Cove Village, MA
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West Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 44 min

Elevation 90–162 ft

Out & Back · Magnolia Woods Recreational Area

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 42.58782, -70.70068

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Hammond Castle stop 668 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass West Pond.
  4. 0.3 miReach West Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miArrive 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/west-pond-out-back-3fe6

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hammond Castle stop 668 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Freshwater Cove Village, Massachusetts