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Blue Hills Reservation

Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 4 sights is a 5.3-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 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 220 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Smith Trail 42.20232, -71.06835
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
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Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 144–219 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Smith Trail · 42.20232, -71.06835

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

Transit-accessible: N Main St & Scanlon Drive stop 452 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Smith Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
  7. 0.2 miPass Ponkapoag Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Prescott Foot Path, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Redman Farm Path, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miReach Ponkapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prescott Foot Path, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Swamp Path, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading E.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Smith Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miArrive 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/ponkapoag-pond-out-back-7-km-aa38

Trail surface

52% dirt8% gravel7% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Main St & Scanlon Drive stop 452 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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