Snake Pond Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Snake Pond Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 249 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canal View Road 41.71770, -70.57422
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Snake Pond Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 69–249 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Canal View Road · 41.71770, -70.57422

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Snake Pond Road, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ 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°62°
Thu 84°70°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 85°72°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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