Jennings Pond–Little Jennings Pond, 5 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hunnewell Town Forest near Natick, MA. The route passes Little Jennings Pond before reaching Jennings Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 240 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.29326, -71.34311
Nearest town Natick, MA
Directions
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Jennings Pond–Little Jennings Pond, 5 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 47 min
Elevation 138–240 ft
Out & Back · Hunnewell Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.29326, -71.34311
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Bacon St & Marion St stop 419 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Little Jennings Pond.
- 350 ftBear left onto Main Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Jennings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bacon St & Marion St stop 419 m from the trailhead
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