Tubbs Meadow

Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Tubbs Meadow near Oakland Square, MA. The route passes Little Sandy Bottom Pond before reaching Great Sandy Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 112 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.04229, -70.80982
Nearest town Oakland Square, MA

Directions

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Great Sandy Bottom Pond–Little Sandy Bottom Pond, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 52–111 ft

Out & Back · Tubbs Meadow

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.04229, -70.80982

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miPass Little Sandy Bottom Pond.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Great Sandy Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 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

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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