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Comassakumkanut Preserve

Halfway Pond & Fawn Pond Road

12.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Halfway Pond & Fawn Pond Road is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Halfway Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 324 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 135 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79294, -70.57227
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Halfway Pond & Fawn Pond Road

12.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 50–134 ft

Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve

Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fawn Pond Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miReach Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 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/halfway-pond-out-back-20-km-cb52

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 18%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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