Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 45 min
Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 45 min
Elevation 26–129 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.77619, -70.56267
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Foundry Pond & Sandy Pond Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Foundry Pond & Nightingale Pond 6.3 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Elbow Pond & Foundry Pond via Elbow Pond Road 7 mi · ▲ 338 ft
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