AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Johns Pond Park

Bearses Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Bearses Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Johns Pond Park near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 135 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67512, -70.50317
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Bearses Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 49–136 ft

Out & Back · Johns Pond Park

Trailhead: 41.67512, -70.50317

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Ashumet Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Bearses Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moody-pond-moody-pond-out-back-11-km-ef42

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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