Little Sandy Pond & Sandy Pond Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Little Sandy Pond & Sandy Pond Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Little Sandy Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Sandy Pond & Sandy Pond Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 42–108 ft
Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Little Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Sandy Pond Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Trails End Cove Road (Old) 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Elbow Pond 4.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Sandy Pond Road & White Island Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Nightingale Pond via Sandy Pond Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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