Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area near Burrage, MA. The route reaches Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 66 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02879, -70.85911
Nearest town Burrage, MA

Directions

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Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 50–64 ft

Out & Back · Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.02879, -70.85911

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miPass Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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