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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 6 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 6 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near North Pocasset, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond. It climbs 449 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 233 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70413, -70.58351
Nearest town North Pocasset, MA
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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 6 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 56–234 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70413, -70.58351

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Off Limits - Do Not Enter, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miPass Little Halfway Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lzdb Access Road, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Gibbs Road, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftReach Little Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  29. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  30. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lzdb Access Road, heading S.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Off Limits - Do Not Enter, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftArrive 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/discovery-hill-little-halfway-pond-out-back-5-lakes-14-km-7735

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°67° 15%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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