Boundary Pond & Cow Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Boundary Pond & Cow Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. The route passes Cow Pond before reaching Boundary Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boundary Pond & Cow Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 113–157 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.17897, -70.84628
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Cow Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Boundary Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Boundary Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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