Flatrock Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 6 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Flatrock Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 6 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Little Halfway Pond and Donnelly Pond before reaching Flatrock Hill at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 788 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 266 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71887, -70.58378
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Flatrock Hill–Little Halfway Pond, 6 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 56–264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71887, -70.58378

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Canal View Road, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Little Halfway Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Donnelly Pond.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lzdb Access Road, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Marist Street, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miReach Flatrock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Marist Street, heading E.
  32. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  38. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading W.
  46. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading SW.
  47. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lzdb Access Road, heading SW.
  48. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.4 miSharp right onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  50. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°67°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72°
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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