Ponyhenge & College Pond via Sudbury Road Access
6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Ponyhenge & College Pond via Sudbury Road Access is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near South Lincoln, MA. The route passes Ponyhenge before reaching College Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ponyhenge & College Pond via Sudbury Road Access
6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 156–247 ft
Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.40128, -71.32912
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ponyhenge.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass College Pond.
- 350 ftReach Ponyhenge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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