Little Island Pond

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Little Island Pond near Cedar Bushes, MA. The route passes Great Island Pond and Long Island Pond. It climbs 917 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 361 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88968, -70.57513
Nearest town Cedar Bushes, MA

Directions

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Great Island Pond–Long Island Pond, 8 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 28–362 ft

Out & Back · Little Island Pond

Trailhead: 41.88968, -70.57513

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Great Island Pond.
  3. 0.6 miPass Long Island Pond.
  4. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftReach Great Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Knobby, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading W.
  18. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading E.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Access Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Access Road Connector, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

48% dirt4% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 91°71° 16%
Sat 89°70° 23%
Sun 83°68° 15%
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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