Jerry's Pond–Yates Pond, 5 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Alewife Brook Reservation near Huron Village, MA. The route passes Jerry's Pond, Parkway Pond, Yates Pond and Infield Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 23 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38980, -71.14202
Nearest town Huron Village, MA
Directions
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Jerry's Pond–Yates Pond, 5 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 8–23 ft
Out & Back · Alewife Brook Reservation
Trailhead: 42.38980, -71.14202
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Concord Ave @ Wheeler St stop 222 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alewife Brook Parkway Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jerry's Pond.
- 50 ftPass Parkway Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Yates Pond.
- 50 ftPass Infield Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Minuteman/Linear Park Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fitchburg Cutoff Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Jerry's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman/Linear Park Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alewife Brook Parkway Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% paved4% gravel4% boardwalk1% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
88°62°
Thu
90°72°
25%
Fri
98°74°
28%
Sat
95°72°
39%
Sun
97°70°
Mon
96°76°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Concord Ave @ Wheeler St stop 222 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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