East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Wright Pond–Clear Pond, 3 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Wright Pond–Clear Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in East Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Highlands, MA. The route passes Clear Pond before reaching Wright Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 451 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wright Pond–Clear Pond, 3 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 322–713 ft
Out & Back · East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.21467, -72.64681
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Clear Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Wright Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Trolley Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Hellgate Trail & West Cherry Street via NET/M&M Trail (white) 5.1 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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