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Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road

12.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Tarkiln Hill before reaching Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 108 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79294, -70.57227
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond via Sandy Pond Road

12.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 13–108 ft

Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sandy Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miPass Tarkiln Hill.
  26. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miPass Sandy Pond.
  29. 200 ftReach Tarkiln Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  32. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  48. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  53. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  54. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarkiln-hill-sandy-pond-out-back-3-lakes-20-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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