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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Big Rocky Pond via Heather Hill Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Big Rocky Pond via Heather Hill Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Big Rocky Pond at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 121 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75995, -70.58093
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Big Rocky Pond via Heather Hill Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 49–121 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.75995, -70.58093

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Tanager Lane, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftReach Big Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 150 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading S.
  45. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  46. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  48. 0.2 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/big-rocky-pond-big-rocky-pond-out-back-16-km-783f

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 17%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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