Weston Aqueduct Linear District
College Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path
9 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 3 hr 4 min
College Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path is a 9-mile out-and-back in Weston Aqueduct Linear District near Wayland, MA. The route reaches College Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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College Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path
9 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 138–219 ft
Out & Back · Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.35160, -71.36196
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass College Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach College Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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