Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area
Dorothy Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Dorothy Pond is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area near East Millbury, MA. The route reaches Dorothy Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dorothy Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 384–512 ft
Out & Back · Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.21359, -71.73788
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Dorothy Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Dorothy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 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 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Dorothy Pond–Hovey Pond, 3 lakes 9.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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