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Concord National Wild & Scenic River–Winning Pond, 6 lakes is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Rio Vista, MA. The route passes Beaver Pond, Winning Pond, Concord National Wild & Scenic River Beach and Concord National Wild & Scenic River before reaching Concord National Wild & Scenic River Beach at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 17%1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55083, -71.29635
Nearest town Rio Vista, MA

Directions

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Concord National Wild & Scenic River–Winning Pond, 6 lakes

1.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 31 min

Elevation 116–257 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.55083, -71.29635

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 59°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Beaver Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Veterans Park access road, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Green Blaze Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Winning Pond.
  6. 0.2 miPass Concord National Wild & Scenic River Beach.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange Blaze Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Diamond Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftPass Concord National Wild & Scenic River Beach.
  11. 100 ftReach Concord National Wild & Scenic River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftSharp left onto Orange Blaze Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Blaze Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Veterans Park access road, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 59°F47°
Precip51%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 45% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 35% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 68°54° 46%
Tue 62°50°
Wed 61°47°
Thu 62°44° 16%
Fri 62°49° 35%
Sat 59°50° 42%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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