Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Duck Pond and Ponkapoag Pond. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 240 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18957, -71.07128
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
Directions
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Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 153–240 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.18957, -71.07128
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ladybug Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Ponkapoag Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Prescott Foot Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prescott Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto No Name Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prescott Foot Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto No Name Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Ponkapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Prescott Foot Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto No Name Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prescott Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prescott Foot Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Swamp Path, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt12% paved29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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