Duck Pond–Cricket Pond, 3 lakes is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near North Sudbury, MA. The route passes Cricket Pond and Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 197 ft13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.40930, -71.41022
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Duck Pond–Cricket Pond, 3 lakes
13.4 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 126–197 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Forest
Trailhead: connector · 42.40930, -71.41022
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Cricket Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 2 miPass Duck Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brookside Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Desert Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Plymton Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Desert Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Brookside Bypass, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% paved17% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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