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Blue Hills Reservation

Ponkapoag Pond–Fishermans Beach, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Ponkapoag Pond–Fishermans Beach, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route passes Fishermans Beach and Ponkapoag Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 187 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18624, -71.09207
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
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Ponkapoag Pond–Fishermans Beach, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 150–186 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.18624, -71.09207

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

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Fishermans Beach.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Acton Path, heading W.
  4. 350 ftPass Ponkapoag Pond.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Redman Farm Path, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Ponkapoag Bog Boardwalk, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Ponkapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Redman Farm Path, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Acton Path, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ponkapoag-pond-fishermans-beach-out-back-3-beaches-5-km-6fb1

Trail surface

75% gravel21% boardwalk1% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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