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Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 6 lakes

8.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 6 lakes is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Great Pond, Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond before reaching Camp Edwards Main Gate at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 138 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74197, -70.58576
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 6 lakes

8.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 34–136 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74197, -70.58576

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Great Pond.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miPass Little Halfway Pond.
  10. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connery Avenue, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Fredrikson Road, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftReach Camp Edwards Main Gate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connery Avenue, heading N.
  20. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/camp-edwards-main-gate-camp-edwards-main-gate-out-back-10-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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