Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Little Sandy Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Little Sandy Pond is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Little Sandy Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Sandy Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 33–87 ft
Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Little Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Great Herring Pond via White Island Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Signal Hill via White Island Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- White Island Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Island Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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