Lily Pond & Triphammer Pond is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Cole Corner, MA. The route passes Triphammer Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 131 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.22218, -70.87234
Nearest town Cole Corner, MA
Directions
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Lily Pond & Triphammer Pond
6.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 24–133 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: connector · 42.22218, -70.87234
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Triphammer Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
70% dirt7% paved3% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Triphammer Pond & Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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