Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond, 5 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond, 5 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond, Donnelly Pond and Deep Bottom Pond before reaching Avery Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond, 5 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 56–268 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71887, -70.58378
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Little Halfway Pond.
- 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Avery Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Deep Bottom Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Avery Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Avery Hill.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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