College Pond
5.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 2 hr 3 min
College Pond is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near Camp Mary Day, MA. The route reaches College Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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College Pond
5.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 155–299 ft
Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.34968, -71.32218
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach College Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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