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Buffumville Lake–Buffum Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Buffumville Lake Park near Richardson Corners, MA. The route passes Buffumville Lake, Buffumville Lake Park Beach and Buffum Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 532 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13487, -71.91276
Nearest town Richardson Corners, MA

Directions

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Buffumville Lake–Buffum Pond, 3 lakes

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 492–533 ft

Out & Back · Buffumville Lake Park

Trailhead: 42.13487, -71.91276

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Buffumville Lake.
  3. 1.5 miPass Buffumville Lake Park Beach.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miPass Buffum Pond.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftReach Buffumville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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