Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Fishermans Beach and Ponkapoag Pond before reaching Ponkapoag Golf Course at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 148–219 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Ladybug Trail · 42.18990, -71.07134
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ladybug Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vose Path, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hemlock Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Acton Path, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Fishermans Beach.
- 350 ftPass Ponkapoag Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Ponkapoag Golf Course, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hemlock Road, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Vose Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading N.
- 50 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 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Ladybug Trail Trailhead
- Ponkapoag Pond–Fishermans Beach, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Meadow Road & Smith Trail via Pipe Line 2.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Duck Pond–Meadow Road, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fishermans Beach & Meadow Road via Acton Path 2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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