Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road
14.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Big Rocky Pond at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 361 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road
14.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 33–121 ft
Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Big Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Island Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Sandy Pond 6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Island Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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