Lily Pond via Doane Street
4.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Lily Pond via Doane Street is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route reaches Lily Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lily Pond via Doane Street
4.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 48–133 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.22754, -70.85742
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Doane Street, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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