Winchendon Springs Wildlife Management Area
Whitney Pond & Hunts Pond via North Central Pathway
5.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Whitney Pond & Hunts Pond via North Central Pathway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Winchendon Springs Wildlife Management Area near Winchendon Springs, MA. The route passes Whitney Pond before reaching Hunts Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitney Pond & Hunts Pond via North Central Pathway
5.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 965–1,091 ft
Out & Back · Winchendon Springs Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.68416, -72.01173
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Central Pathway, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Whitney Pond.
- 0.8 miPass Hunts Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Whitney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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- North Central Pathway 4.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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