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Big Rocky Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Big Rocky Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Big Rocky Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 121 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81570, -70.58757
Nearest town Pondville, MA
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Big Rocky Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 65–121 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.81570, -70.58757

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftReach Big Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftArrive 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-6-km-0f9e

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°65°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 19%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 2 min before dark.

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