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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Elbow Pond & Foundry Pond via Elbow Pond Road

7 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elbow Pond & Foundry Pond via Elbow Pond Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Elbow Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 338 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 128 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77619, -70.56267
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Elbow Pond & Foundry Pond via Elbow Pond Road

7 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 26–127 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.77619, -70.56267

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Elbow Pond Road, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftReach Elbow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/foundry-pond-foundry-pond-out-back-4-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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