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Great Pond via Flatrock Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Great Pond via Flatrock Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. The route reaches Great Pond at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 572 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 197 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76850, -70.52329
Nearest town Sagamore, MA
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Great Pond via Flatrock Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 39–198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76850, -70.52329

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  18. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  33. 1.2 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 0.4 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-pond-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
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 83°66°
Thu 85°74°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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