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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes

12.3 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond. It climbs 560 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 236 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA
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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes

12.3 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 56–235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miPass Little Halfway Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftReach Little Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  25. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-halfway-pond-little-halfway-pond-out-back-4-lakes-21-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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