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Donibristle Reservation

Ooch's Pond via English Commons Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Ooch's Pond via English Commons Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Donibristle Reservation near Kinsman Corner, MA. The route reaches Ooch's Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 197 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61197, -70.97009
Nearest town Kinsman Corner, MA
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Ooch's Pond via English Commons Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Elevation 72–197 ft

Out & Back · Donibristle Reservation

Trailhead: 42.61197, -70.97009

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto English Commons Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Ooch's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 350 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/oochs-pond-oochs-pond-out-back-3-km-b952

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 9 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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