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Jericho Town Forest

College Pond via Sudbury Road Access

4.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 41 min

College Pond via Sudbury Road Access is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near Tower Hill, MA. The route reaches College Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 226 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sudbury Road Access 42.38601, -71.33394
Nearest town Tower Hill, MA
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College Pond via Sudbury Road Access

4.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 159–226 ft

Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest

Trailhead: Sudbury Road Access · 42.38601, -71.33394

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach College Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 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/college-pond-college-pond-out-back-8-km-c21a

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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