AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sacrifice Rock Woods

Foundry Pond via White Island Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Foundry Pond via White Island Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Foundry Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 128 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Island Road 41.79865, -70.61650
Nearest town Pondville, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Foundry Pond via White Island Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 27–127 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: White Island Road · 41.79865, -70.61650

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on White Island Road, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 1.6 miReach Foundry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  42. 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/tarkiln-hill-sandy-pond-out-back-3-lakes-18-km-4a8a

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 62°F54°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:42 PM
Wed 62°54°
Thu 62°56° 27%
Fri 59°51° 70%
Sat 55°54° 70%
Sun 58°55° 69%
Mon 60°56° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pondville, Massachusetts