Burrill Hill–Walden Pond, 5 cliffs is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lynn Woods Reservation near South Lynnfield, MA. The route passes Walden Pond, Burrill Hill and The Cellar before reaching Stone Tower Boulder at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 642 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 285 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50806, -71.01219
Nearest town South Lynnfield, MA
Directions
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Burrill Hill–Walden Pond, 5 cliffs
4.6 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 87–285 ft
Out & Back · Lynn Woods Reservation
Trailhead: 42.50806, -71.01219
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bow Ridge (Partial), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ox Pasture Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Great Woods Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Burrill Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass The Cellar.
- 50 ftPass Stone Tower Boulder.
- 0.1 miReach Burrill Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Woods Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ox Pasture Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bow Ridge (Partial), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
31% dirt17% gravel52% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
82°63°
Thu
91°72°
23%
Fri
97°74°
27%
Sat
94°70°
44%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
96°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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