Little Herring Pond
5.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Little Herring Pond is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Little Herring Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Little Herring Pond
5.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 48–134 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.84033, -70.62003
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Little Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Halfway Pond & Fawn Pond Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Kennard Reservoir East Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- East Line Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- East Line Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- East Line Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- East Line Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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