Wildcat Pond–Right Turn Clyde, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Wildcat Pond–Right Turn Clyde, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Milford, MA. The route reaches Wildcat Pond. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Pond–Right Turn Clyde, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 275–397 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.16345, -71.52096
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Town Forest Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Right Turn Clyde, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Wildcat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Town Forest Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Cross Cut, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Middle Sister, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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