Blue Hills Reservation

Duck Pond–Hodgdon Foot Path, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 44 min

Duck Pond–Hodgdon Foot Path, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 236 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponkapoag Trail 42.20152, -71.09542
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA

Directions

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Duck Pond–Hodgdon Foot Path, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 44 min

Elevation 160–235 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Ponkapoag Trail · 42.20152, -71.09542

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hodgdon Foot Path, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Prescott Foot Path, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto No Name Path, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Foot Path, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Three Pines Path, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Duck Pond Foot Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto No Name Path, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Prescott Foot Path, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Hodgdon Foot Path, heading NW.
  15. 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 surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 84°65°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 94°72° 36%
Sun 97°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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