Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area
Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary & Lower Reservoir via Indian Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary & Lower Reservoir via Indian Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area near South Hanson, MA. The route passes Lower Reservoir before reaching Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary & Lower Reservoir via Indian Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 50–79 ft
Out & Back · Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.03757, -70.87012
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Lower Reservoir.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary–Upper Reservoir, 3 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir via Indian Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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