Nightingale Pond via Sandy Pond Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Nightingale Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nightingale Pond via Sandy Pond Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 16–106 ft
Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Nightingale Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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