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Hunnewell Town Forest

Jennings Pond–Little Jennings Pond, 5 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 47 min

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
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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 Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Bacon St & Marion St stop 419 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 250 ftPass Little Jennings Pond.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Main Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Jennings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-jennings-pond-out-back-b9b7

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F50°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Wed 62°47°
Thu 64°45°
Fri 69°46° 60%
Sat 71°52° 67%
Sun 62°56° 67%
Mon 61°55° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bacon St & Marion St stop 419 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Natick, Massachusetts