Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Cedarville, MA. The route passes Black Pond before reaching Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 154 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79527, -70.55062
Nearest town Cedarville, MA

Directions

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Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 62–154 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.79527, -70.55062

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Abandoned Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miPass Black Pond.
  5. 50 ftReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ 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 82°66°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 18%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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