Little Herring Pond
8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr
Little Herring Pond is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Little Herring Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Herring Pond
8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 48–121 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Little Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Elbow Pond 4.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Little Sandy Pond & Sandy Pond Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Sandy Pond Road & White Island Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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