Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Ashumet Pond
2.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 47 min
Ashumet Pond is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Ashumet Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ashumet Pond
2.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 47 min
Elevation 59–95 ft
Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.63141, -70.55886
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Ashumet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Abandoned Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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