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Jericho Town Forest

Ponyhenge via Sudbury Road Access

9.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Ponyhenge via Sudbury Road Access is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near Camp Mary Day, MA. The route reaches Ponyhenge at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 348 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34686, -71.31758
Nearest town Camp Mary Day, MA
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Ponyhenge via Sudbury Road Access

9.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 155–347 ft

Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.34686, -71.31758

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 250 ftReach Ponyhenge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  39. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  49. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  51. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  52. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  53. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  54. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  55. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  56. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  58. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  59. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  60. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  61. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  62. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  63. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  64. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  65. 50 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/boyce-pond-bathtub-pond-out-back-18-km-779e

Trail surface

11% dirt2% boardwalk87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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