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Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Randall Pond

6.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Randall Pond is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area near Smalltown, MA. The route reaches Randall Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 75 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60874, -70.54265
Nearest town Smalltown, MA
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Randall Pond

6.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 23–75 ft

Out & Back · Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.60874, -70.54265

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miReach Randall Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 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/randall-pond-randall-pond-out-back-9-km-d828

Trail surface

13% dirt5% sand82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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