Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes
5.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge near South Pond, MA. The route passes Gunners Exchange Pond before reaching Crooked Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes
5.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 119–227 ft
Out & Back · Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 41.89219, -70.62284
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Crosswinds Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Crooked Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Gunners Exchange Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 1.8 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Russell Millpond & Crosswinds Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 307 ft
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