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Birchwold Farm

Joes Rock Pond

3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Joes Rock Pond is a 3-mile out-and-back in Birchwold Farm near Sheldonville, MA. The route reaches Joes Rock Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 348 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01904, -71.38736
Nearest town Sheldonville, MA
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Joes Rock Pond

3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 237–346 ft

Out & Back · Birchwold Farm

Trailhead: 42.01904, -71.38736

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach Joes Rock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 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/joes-rock-pond-out-back-5-km-4840

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 86°70° 36%
Fri 95°71° 26%
Sat 94°71° 35%
Sun 95°71° 18%
Mon 97°72° 17%

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