Bond Hill–Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Bond Hill–Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Magnolia, MA. The route passes Bond Hill, Buswell Pond and Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bond Hill–Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 86–213 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: 42.58826, -70.70435
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Magnolia Woods Soccer Fields Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Bond Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Buswell's View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Buswell Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ledge Hill Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ledge Hill Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old Salem Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Evergreen Road–Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Fernwood Lake–Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft
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