Snake Pond Road & Tank Trail via Pew Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Snake Pond Road & Tank Trail via Pew Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near North Pocasset, MA. It climbs 421 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 236 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 41.71135, -70.57424
Nearest town North Pocasset, MA

Directions

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Snake Pond Road & Tank Trail via Pew Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 79–235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fire Road · 41.71135, -70.57424

Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 68% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Fire Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Snake Pond Road, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pew Road, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Tank Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miReach Snake Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Pew Road, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left onto Snake Pond Road, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  25. 450 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F50°
Precip68%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity91%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 62°57° 56%
Tue 59°54° 19%
Wed 62°55°
Thu 63°56° 28%
Fri 61°54° 50%
Sat 59°55° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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