Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 48 min

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary near Dorothy Pond, MA. The route passes Great Heron Pond before reaching Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 554 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holdredge Trail 42.23276, -71.76418
Nearest town Dorothy Pond, MA

Directions

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Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 48 min

Elevation 461–554 ft

Out & Back · Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Holdredge Trail · 42.23276, -71.76418

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 60% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Holdredge Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lady Slipper Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftPass Great Heron Pond.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftReach Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Lady Slipper Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Holdredge Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 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

82% dirt18% gravel

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F51°
Precip60%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50° 2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 28% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 53% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 57% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 60% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 33% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 59% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 65°53° 53%
Tue 60°44°
Wed 62°43°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 62°47° 32%
Sat 58°49° 40%

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