AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Weston Aqueduct Linear District

Bathtub Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path

16 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Bathtub Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path is a 16-mile out-and-back in Weston Aqueduct Linear District near South Lincoln, MA. The route reaches Bathtub Pond. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 240 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40419, -71.33147
Nearest town South Lincoln, MA
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Bathtub Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path

16 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 126–240 ft

Out & Back · Weston Aqueduct Linear District

Trailhead: 42.40419, -71.33147

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Bathtub Pond.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading S.
  22. 4.2 miReach Bathtub Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 4.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  36. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  38. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  40. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boyce-pond-out-back-07d7

Trail surface

61% dirt2% boardwalk1% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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