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Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via White Island Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via White Island Road is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near Bourne Corners, MA. The route passes Tarkiln Hill before reaching Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 115 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75809, -70.59662
Nearest town Bourne Corners, MA
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Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via White Island Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 14–116 ft

Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.75809, -70.59662

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftTurn right onto White Island Road, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 0.4 miPass Tarkiln Hill.
  41. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftPass Sandy Pond.
  45. 350 ftReach Tarkiln Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  51. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  56. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  57. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  59. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  61. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  63. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  64. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  65. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  66. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  67. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  68. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  69. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  70. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  71. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  72. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  73. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  74. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  75. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  76. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  77. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  78. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  79. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  80. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  81. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  82. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  83. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  84. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  85. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  86. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarkiln-hill-sandy-pond-out-back-3-lakes-23-km-71d2

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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