Great Herring Pond via Heather Hill Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Great Herring Pond via Heather Hill Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Great Herring Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Herring Pond via Heather Hill Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 49–129 ft
Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods
Trailhead: 41.75995, -70.58093
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Tanager Lane, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Great Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 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 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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