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Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 45 min

Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 128 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77619, -70.56267
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Great Herring Pond & Foundry Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 45 min

Elevation 26–129 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77619, -70.56267

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 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/foundry-pond-foundry-pond-out-back-3-km-e411

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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