Gibbs Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Gibbs Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Milestone Cranberry Bog near Polpis, MA. The route reaches Gibbs Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gibbs Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Elevation 24–58 ft
Out & Back · Milestone Cranberry Bog
Trailhead: 41.26362, -70.01204
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Tom Nevers Road stop 186 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Gibbs Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tom Nevers Road stop 186 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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