Comassakumkanut Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 105 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79294, -70.57227
Nearest town Bournedale, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°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 SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miPass Nightingale Pond.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 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

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
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° 18%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

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