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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Johns Pond Park.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Grafton Pocknett Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Johns Pond Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.1 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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