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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: N Main St & Scanlon Drive stop 452 m from the trailhead
- Start on Smith Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Ponkapoag Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Prescott Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Redman Farm Path, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Ponkapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ponkapoag Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prescott Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Swamp Path, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Smith Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: N Main St & Scanlon Drive stop 452 m from the trailhead
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