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.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 236 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74008, -70.58497
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Great Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 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

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 16%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 798 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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