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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Nightingale Pond & Sandy Pond Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Nightingale Pond & Sandy Pond Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Pondville, MA. The route reaches Nightingale Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 115 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitley Trail 41.79987, -70.61234
Nearest town Pondville, MA
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Nightingale Pond & Sandy Pond Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 24–116 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: Whitley Trail · 41.79987, -70.61234

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Whitley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 1 miReach Nightingale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto Heather Hill Road, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp left onto Tanager Lane, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Sandy Pond Road, heading W.
  47. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  49. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  50. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  53. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  54. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  59. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  60. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  61. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  62. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Island Road, heading W.
  63. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  64. 0.1 miTurn right onto Whitley Trail, heading W.
  65. 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-sandy-pond-road-out-back-3-sights-15-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°60°
Thu 85°69°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 87°72° 19%
Sun 92°69°
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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