Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes
3.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Tubbs Meadow near Bryantville, MA. The route passes Great Sandy Bottom Pond and Little Sandy Bottom Pond before reaching Gorham Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes
3.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 53–111 ft
Out & Back · Tubbs Meadow
Trailhead: 42.04743, -70.83098
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Great Sandy Bottom Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Little Sandy Bottom Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Gorham Mill Pond.
- 150 ftReach Great Sandy Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Little Sandy Bottom Pond & Bay Circuit Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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