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Comassakumkanut Preserve

Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Little Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 108 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79294, -70.57227
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Little Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 50–108 ft

Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve

Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Little Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 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/sandy-pond-road-out-back-5-km-a096

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 18%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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