Flax Pond & Parker Road Pond via Ronnie Road
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Flax Pond & Parker Road Pond via Ronnie Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Coonamessett Bogs near East Falmouth, MA. The route passes Flax Pond and Parker Road Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond & Parker Road Pond via Ronnie Road
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 10–45 ft
Out & Back · Coonamessett Bogs
Trailhead: 41.58179, -70.57234
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Flax Pond.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Parker Road Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Ronnie Road, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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