Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Burncoat Pond–Richard's Overlook, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Burncoat Pond–Richard's Overlook, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary near Tafts Corner, MA. The route passes Burncoat Pond before reaching Richard's Overlook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,037 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.25476, -71.95241
Nearest town Tafts Corner, MA

Directions

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Burncoat Pond–Richard's Overlook, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 908–1,037 ft

Out & Back · Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.25476, -71.95241

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Corridor 71, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Sibley Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Rock Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Boulder Overlook Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftPass Richard's Overlook.
  8. 150 ftReach Burncoat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Rock Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Sibley Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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