Great Pond & Wood Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Great Pond & Wood Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Great Pond. It climbs 441 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond & Wood Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 34–235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74008, -70.58497
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 798 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 798 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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