Nightingale Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min
Nightingale Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nightingale Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min
Elevation 24–98 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.77524, -70.58445
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 67% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 11 min before dark.
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