Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land
Bond Hill–Upper Banjo Pond, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 54 min
Bond Hill–Upper Banjo Pond, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land near Riverview Landing, MA. The route passes Upper Banjo Pond and Lower Banjo Pond before reaching Bond Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bond Hill–Upper Banjo Pond, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 54 min
Elevation 52–181 ft
Out & Back · Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.61348, -70.69197
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Upper Banjo Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lower Banjo Pond.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Salem Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Bond Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead
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- Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond, 6 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Fernwood Lake, 8 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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