AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Cedarville, MA. The route passes Black Pond before reaching Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 154 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79527, -70.55062
Nearest town Cedarville, MA
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Great Herring Pond–Black Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 62–154 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.79527, -70.55062

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Abandoned Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miPass Black Pond.
  5. 50 ftReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-pond-black-pond-out-back-6-km-5ae5

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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