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Nightingale Pond via Heather Hill Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Nightingale Pond via Heather Hill Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Bourne Corners, MA. The route reaches Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 75 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75809, -70.59662
Nearest town Bourne Corners, MA
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Nightingale Pond via Heather Hill Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 12–75 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Tanager Lane, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tanager Lane, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nightingale-pond-nightingale-pond-out-back-6-km-81a9

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ 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 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 17%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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