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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Sandy Pond Road

4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Sandy Pond Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bournedale, MA. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 92 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76120, -70.57967
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Sandy Pond Road

4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 26–93 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.76120, -70.57967

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Heather Hill Road, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Tanager Lane, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Sandy Pond Road, heading N.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Heather Hill Road, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 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-7-km-f2aa

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ 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 81°67°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 17%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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