Great Pond & Kendrick Road via Jefferson Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Great Pond & Kendrick Road via Jefferson Road is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Great Pond at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 306 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 217 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Great Pond & Kendrick Road via Jefferson Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 34–216 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Kendrick Road, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading E.
  23. 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ 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 83°67° 15%
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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