Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Great Heron Pond–Cardinal Trail, 7 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 47 min
Great Heron Pond–Cardinal Trail, 7 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary near Oakland Heights, MA. The route reaches Great Heron Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Heron Pond–Cardinal Trail, 7 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 47 min
Elevation 475–612 ft
Out & Back · Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Smiley Face Trail · 42.22359, -71.77827
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Smiley Face Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sprague Trail Extension, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sprague Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Holdredge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lady Slipper Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Great Heron Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sprague Trail Extension, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Smiley Face Trail, heading SW.
- 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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More from Smiley Face Trail Trailhead
- Holdredge Trail–Power Line Trail, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Union Hill–Great Heron Pond, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 256 ft
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