Woodpecker Pond–Chugga Chugga, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Woodpecker Pond–Chugga Chugga, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Beechwood, MA. The route reaches Woodpecker Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woodpecker Pond–Chugga Chugga, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 46–107 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: Doane Street · 42.21591, -70.82412
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Doane Street, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Dirty Dozen, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chugga Chugga, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Woodpecker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Doane Street, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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