Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond is a 3-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route passes Sandy Pond before reaching Tarkiln Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tarkiln Hill & Sandy Pond
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 30–79 ft
Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Sandy Pond.
- 50 ftReach Tarkiln Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miPass Tarkiln Hill.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Big Rocky Pond via Sandy Pond Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Great Herring Pond via White Island Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Elbow Pond via Sandy Pond Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Signal Hill via White Island Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- White Island Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Sandy Pond 6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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