Sacrifice Rock Woods

Great Herring Pond

6.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Great Herring Pond is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bourne Corners, MA. The route reaches Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 128 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75809, -70.59662
Nearest town Bourne Corners, MA

Directions

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Great Herring Pond

6.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 24–129 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  39. 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 surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ 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 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 17%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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