Jenkins Pond & Blue Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min
Jenkins Pond & Blue Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Coonamessett Reservation near Hatchville, MA. The route reaches Jenkins Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jenkins Pond & Blue Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min
Elevation 52–104 ft
Out & Back · Coonamessett Reservation
Trailhead: 41.63466, -70.57452
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Jenkins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Mt. Otis Loop via Abandoned Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Jenkins Pond Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Abandoned Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Abandoned Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Abandoned Trail via Moraine Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 122 ft
- Deer Horn Hill & Mt. Zig Loop via Abandoned Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft
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