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Vale Reservation

Pomps Pond & Vale Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Pomps Pond & Vale Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Vale Reservation near Ballardvale, MA. The route reaches Pomps Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 75 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62989, -71.15817
Nearest town Ballardvale, MA
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Pomps Pond & Vale Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 54–75 ft

Out & Back · Vale Reservation

Trailhead: 42.62989, -71.15817

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 279 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Pomps Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Vale Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Pomps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 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/pomps-pond-out-back-4-km-fb08

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 279 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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