Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Little Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 51–105 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Elbow Pond Road · 41.80210, -70.58091
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, 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.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 3 min before dark.
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