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Blue Hills Reservation

Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route passes Ponkapoag Pond before reaching Ponkapoag Golf Course at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 217 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponkapoag Trail 42.20152, -71.09542
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
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Ponkapoag Golf Course–Ponkapoag Pond, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 148–215 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Ponkapoag Trail · 42.20152, -71.09542

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hodgdon Foot Path, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Ponkapoag Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Redman Farm Path, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miReach Ponkapoag Golf Course, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miBear left onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Hodgdon Foot Path, heading E.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ponkapoag-golf-course-ponkapoag-pond-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

40% gravel34% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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