AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 5 lakes

9.3 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 5 lakes is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond before reaching Camp Edwards Main Gate at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 306 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 141 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74516, -70.57577
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 5 lakes

9.3 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 56–139 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74516, -70.57577

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miPass Little Halfway Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connery Avenue, heading S.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Fredrikson Road, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftReach Camp Edwards Main Gate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connery Avenue, heading N.
  16. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/camp-edwards-main-gate-camp-edwards-main-gate-out-back-8-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 15%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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