Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 4 sights is a 2.9-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, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 561 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilson Meadow Link Trail 42.22693, -71.76383
Nearest town Dorothy Pond, MA

Directions

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Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–Great Heron Pond, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 449–562 ft

Out & Back · Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Wilson Meadow Link Trail · 42.22693, -71.76383

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Wilson Meadow Link Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sprague Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Holdredge Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Well Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Great Heron Pond.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftReach Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Well Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Holdredge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Sprague Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wilson Meadow Link Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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