Brewer Reservation

Cranberry Pond & Brewer Pond

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Cranberry Pond & Brewer Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back in Brewer Reservation near West Hingham, MA. The route passes Brewer Pond before reaching Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 85 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22481, -70.90063
Nearest town West Hingham, MA

Directions

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Cranberry Pond & Brewer Pond

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Elevation 32–85 ft

Out & Back · Brewer Reservation

Trailhead: 42.22481, -70.90063

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftPass Brewer Pond.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

52% dirt12% grass36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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