Heron Pond–Woodside Cemetery Pond, 6 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Heron Pond–Woodside Cemetery Pond, 6 lakes is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. The route passes Cow Pond, Holly Pond and Heron Pond before reaching Woodside Cemetery Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Pond–Woodside Cemetery Pond, 6 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 37–157 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.17897, -70.84628
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 42% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Cow Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Holly Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Heron Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Doane Street, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Ayer's Lane, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Woodside Cemetery Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Heron Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Doane Street, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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 3.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Rooster Rock–Heron Pond, 6 lakes 11.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Woodpecker Pond–Holly Pond, 3 lakes 6.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Aaron River Reservoir–Holly Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Heron Pond–Holly Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Boundary Pond & Cow Pond 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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