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Comassakumkanut Preserve

Kennard Reservoir East Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Kennard Reservoir East Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 135 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79294, -70.57227
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Kennard Reservoir East Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 50–134 ft

Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve

Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Kennard Reservoir East Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miReach Kennard Reservoir East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 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/great-herring-pond-halfway-pond-out-back-20-km-f16c

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 18%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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