White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 4 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 42 min
White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route passes Thoreau Pond and White Pine before reaching Hutchins Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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White Pine–Hutchins Pond, 4 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 42 min
Elevation 135–233 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.49200, -71.35902
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto West Hubbard Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Thoreau Pond.
- 0.1 miPass White Pine.
- 350 ftBear right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Hutchins Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach White Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hutchins Pond Trail (Yelllow), heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto West Hubbard Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark.
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