Stump Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min
Stump Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Windswept Cranberry Bog near Polpis, MA. The route reaches Stump Pond. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stump Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min
Elevation 9–54 ft
Out & Back · Windswept Cranberry Bog
Trailhead: 41.29360, -70.00866
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Almanack Road stop 551 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Stump Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Transit-accessible: Almanack Road stop 551 m from the trailhead
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