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Foster's Island Reservation

Pomps Pond via Andover and Wilmington Branch

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Pomps Pond via Andover and Wilmington Branch is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Foster's Island Reservation near Ballardvale, MA. The route passes Pomps Pond before reaching Pomps Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 128 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Andover and Wilmington Branch 42.62829, -71.15024
Nearest town Ballardvale, MA
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Pomps Pond via Andover and Wilmington Branch

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 57–127 ft

Out & Back · Foster's Island Reservation

Trailhead: Andover and Wilmington Branch · 42.62829, -71.15024

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

Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 792 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Andover and Wilmington Branch, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miPass Pomps Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftReach Pomps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 450 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-pomps-pond-out-back-3-km-51bd

Trail surface

86% dirt9% sand5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 792 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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