Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 4 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 4 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cachalot Scout Reservation near White Island Shores, MA. The route passes Little Five Mile, Abner Pond and Little Long Pond before reaching Maple Springs Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 4 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 30–112 ft
Out & Back · Cachalot Scout Reservation
Trailhead: 41.81592, -70.65228
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Little Five Mile.
- 50 ftPass Abner Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Little Long Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Maple Springs Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Little Five Mile–New Grassy Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Little Long Pond–Little Five Mile, 3 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 62 ft
- Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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