Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Union Hill–Great Heron Pond, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Union Hill–Great Heron Pond, 6 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary near Oakland Heights, MA. The route passes Great Heron Pond before reaching Union Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 256 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Union Hill–Great Heron Pond, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 504–679 ft
Out & Back · Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Smiley Face Trail · 42.22359, -71.77827
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Smiley Face Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sprague Trail Extension, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Great Heron Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sagatabscot Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Union Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sprague Trail Extension, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Smiley Face Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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- Great Heron Pond–Cardinal Trail, 7 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Holdredge Trail–Power Line Trail, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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