Mingo Conservation Area–Johns Pond Park, 3 groves
6.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Mingo Conservation Area–Johns Pond Park, 3 groves is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Johns Pond Park near Forestdale, MA. The route passes Wakeby Pond and Johns Pond Park before reaching Mingo Conservation Area at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mingo Conservation Area–Johns Pond Park, 3 groves
6.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 34–125 ft
Out & Back · Johns Pond Park
Trailhead: 41.67035, -70.49817
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Wakeby Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass Johns Pond Park.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Grafton Pocknett Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Boghouse Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Mingo Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Grafton Pocknett Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Johns Pond Park–Wakeby Pond, 4 lakes 6.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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