Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr
Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge near South Pond, MA. The route passes Gunners Exchange Pond before reaching Crooked Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 342 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 97–227 ft
Out & Back · Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 41.90571, -70.62416
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Gunners Exchange Pond.
- 50 ftPass Crooked Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Gunners Exchange Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Russell Millpond 2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Crosswinds Trail & Pilgrim Loop 3 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Gunners Exchange Pond–Crooked Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Crosswinds Trail & Howland Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Crosswinds Trail–Pilgrim Loop, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Three Cornered Pond–Crosswinds Trail, 5 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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