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Johns Pond Park

Johns Pond Park via Grafton Pocknett Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Johns Pond Park via Grafton Pocknett Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Johns Pond Park near Forestdale, MA. The route reaches Johns Pond Park. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 125 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67075, -70.50782
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Johns Pond Park via Grafton Pocknett Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 46–125 ft

Out & Back · Johns Pond Park

Trailhead: 41.67075, -70.50782

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftPass Johns Pond Park.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Grafton Pocknett Road, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftReach Johns Pond Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johns-pond-park-beach-moody-pond-out-back-3-beaches-11-km-6da9

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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