Little Herring Pond

4.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Little Herring Pond is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Little Herring Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 135 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83487, -70.61901
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA

Directions

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Little Herring Pond

4.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 48–133 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.83487, -70.61901

Weather Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 62% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach Little Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1.4 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

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip62%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 36% rain5 AM: 41% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 54% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 62% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 83°65°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 97°72° 15%
Sat 94°71° 22%
Sun 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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