Holly Pond via DH Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Holly Pond via DH Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. The route reaches Holly Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Holly Pond via DH Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 58–167 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.20490, -70.86341
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto P Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto R Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Holly Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Holly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto P Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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