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Cachalot Scout Reservation

Maple Springs Brook Reservoir & Abner Pond

3.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Maple Springs Brook Reservoir & Abner Pond is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cachalot Scout Reservation near White Island Shores, MA. The route passes Abner Pond before reaching Maple Springs Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 118 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82104, -70.64553
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA
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Maple Springs Brook Reservoir & Abner Pond

3.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 36–118 ft

Out & Back · Cachalot Scout Reservation

Trailhead: 41.82104, -70.64553

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Abner Pond.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Maple Springs Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-five-mile-abner-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

56% sand44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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