Nightingale Pond
4.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Nightingale Pond is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Bourne Corners, MA. The route reaches Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 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
4.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 24–98 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via White Island Road 13.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Great Herring Pond 6.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Elbow Pond 7.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- White Island Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Sandy Pond Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sandy Pond Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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