Sacrifice Rock Woods

Sandy Pond Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Sandy Pond Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Bourne Corners, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 98 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75809, -70.59662
Nearest town Bourne Corners, MA

Directions

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Sandy Pond Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 24–98 ft

Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods

Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miReach Sandy Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
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 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 17%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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