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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 55 min

Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Great Pond and Little Halfway Pond before reaching Donnelly Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 125 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74197, -70.58576
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 55 min

Elevation 34–123 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74197, -70.58576

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 80°F / low 72° · precip 58% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Great Pond.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miPass Donnelly Pond.
  10. 300 ftReach Little Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-halfway-pond-little-halfway-pond-out-back-6-lakes-4-km

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 80°F72°
Precip58%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 33% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 27% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 32% rain1 PM: 52% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 82°64°
Wed 81°67°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 16%
Sun 88°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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