Sacrifice Rock Woods

Foundry Pond & Nightingale Pond

6.3 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Foundry Pond & Nightingale Pond is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 363 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 128 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77619, -70.56267
Nearest town Bournedale, MA

Directions

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Foundry Pond & Nightingale Pond

6.3 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 24–127 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.77619, -70.56267

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miPass Nightingale Pond.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftReach Foundry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 17%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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