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Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 5 lakes

7.5 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 5 lakes is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary near Manomet, MA. The route passes Beaver Dam Pond and Long Island Pond before reaching Great Island Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 211 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 151 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Volunteer Trail 41.90127, -70.57146
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 5 lakes

7.5 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 11–152 ft

Out & Back · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Volunteer Trail · 41.90127, -70.57146

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Apts stop 528 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Volunteer Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Beaver Dam Pond.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Voulunteer Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Restoration Way, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Maintenance Road, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Restoration Way, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 1 miPass Long Island Pond.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miReach Great Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maintenance Road, heading E.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Restoration Way, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Voulunteer Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp left onto Volunteer Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 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-island-pond-long-island-pond-out-back-5-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Apts stop 528 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Manomet, Massachusetts