Cow Pond via DH Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Cow Pond via DH Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. The route reaches Cow Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cow Pond via DH Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 58–158 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.20490, -70.86341
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto P Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto R Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Cow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto P Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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