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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Elbow Pond

7.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elbow Pond is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bourne Corners, MA. The route reaches Elbow Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 105 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75809, -70.59662
Nearest town Bourne Corners, MA
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Elbow Pond

7.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 24–105 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Elbow Pond Road, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftReach Elbow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  46. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  47. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  51. 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/elbow-pond-elbow-pond-out-back-9-km-7f30

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 17%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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