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Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary

Ashumet Pond–Grassy Pond, 4 lakes

0.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 19 min

Ashumet Pond–Grassy Pond, 4 lakes is a 0.9-mile out-and-back in Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary near Smalltown, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond and Frog Pond before reaching Ashumet Pond at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 79 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ashumet Farm Trail 41.62080, -70.53882
Nearest town Smalltown, MA
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Ashumet Pond–Grassy Pond, 4 lakes

0.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 19 min

Elevation 40–79 ft

Out & Back · Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Ashumet Farm Trail · 41.62080, -70.53882

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ashumet Farm Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Wheeler Memorial Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Grassy Pond.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Pond Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Wheeler Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Vernal Pool Trail, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Mystery Tree Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftReach Ashumet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Crater Forest Trail, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Wintergreen Trail, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Grassy Pond Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Ashumet Farm Trail, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Wheeler Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Barn Swallow Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 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/ashumet-pond-grassy-pond-out-back-5-lakes-2-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°62° 19%
Thu 84°70°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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