Heron Pond & Chugga Chugga
3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Heron Pond & Chugga Chugga is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Hingham Center, MA. The route reaches Heron Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Pond & Chugga Chugga
3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 51–125 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21715, -70.86162
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Chugga Chugga, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Heron Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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