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Little Island Pond

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Little Island Pond near Priscilla Beach, MA. The route passes Long Island Pond before reaching Great Island Pond at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 777 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 285 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road 41.94352, -70.58281
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 28–286 ft

Out & Back · Little Island Pond

Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road · 41.94352, -70.58281

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Northeast Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Riding Solo, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Evacuation Route, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading S.
  23. 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading E.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  29. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading S.
  32. 400 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 1 miPass Long Island Pond.
  39. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  41. 0.6 miReach Great Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  42. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  43. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  44. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  48. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading N.
  49. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  50. 200 ftTurn right onto Man Eater, heading N.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  52. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading NW.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading SW.
  54. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  56. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  57. 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NE.
  58. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading N.
  61. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
  62. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading N.
  63. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
  64. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading N.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NE.
  66. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  67. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  68. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  69. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading N.
  70. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  71. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  72. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  73. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  74. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  75. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  76. 0.2 miTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading N.
  77. 0.1 miTurn right onto Riding Solo, heading NE.
  78. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading NE.
  79. 150 ftTurn right onto Northeast Fire Road, heading E.
  80. 500 ftArrive 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/cleft-rock-dh-foothills-preserve-path-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

33% dirt10% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 92°73° 16%
Sat 90°71° 24%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 12 min before dark.

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