Heron Pond & Milliken Memorial Path
4.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Heron Pond & Milliken Memorial Path is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Beechwood, MA. The route reaches Heron Pond. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Pond & Milliken Memorial Path
4.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 55–128 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: connector · 42.20210, -70.84311
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Heron Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Doane Street, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Heron Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Doane Street, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 (~42 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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