Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Great Herring Pond via White Island Road
12.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Great Herring Pond via White Island Road is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Herring Pond via White Island Road
12.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 33–129 ft
Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Island Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- White Island Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- White Island Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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