Big Rocky Pond
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Big Rocky Pond is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Eastland Heights, MA. The route reaches Big Rocky Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Rocky Pond
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 65–123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.84544, -70.58869
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Big Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- East Line Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Gramp's Loop 11.9 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road via East Line Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- East Line Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- East Line Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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