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Sacrifice Rock Woods

White Island Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 17 min

White Island Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 115 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75995, -70.58093
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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White Island Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 49–116 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.75995, -70.58093

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 NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Tanager Lane, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left onto White Island Road, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miReach White Island Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  49. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  50. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  51. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  52. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  53. 100 ftBear left onto Tanager Lane, heading SE.
  54. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  55. 200 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading SE.
  56. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  58. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  59. 0.1 miArrive 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-9-km-6590

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
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 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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