Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Elbow Pond at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 33–105 ft
Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Elbow Pond Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Elbow Pond.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Elbow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Great Herring Pond via White Island Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Signal Hill via White Island Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- White Island Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Sandy Pond 6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Island Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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