Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Freshwater Cove Village, MA. The route passes Wallace Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 523 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 52–203 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: Old Salem Road · 42.60504, -70.68798
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start on Old Salem Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Salem Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Wallace Drop In, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Wallace Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Salem Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Old Salem Road Trailhead
- Evergreen Road–Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Buswell Pond, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond Loop, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Buswell Pond, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
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