Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 5 sights
1.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 33 min
Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 1.5-mile loop in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Ponkapoag Pond and Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ponkapoag Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 5 sights
1.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 33 min
Elevation 160–241 ft
Loop · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.19449, -71.08686
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Ponkapoag Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Swamp Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Madden Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Three Pines Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jones Link, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Swamp Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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