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Waldenwoods Conservation Area

Echo Lake–Louisa Lake, 5 lakes

6.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Echo Lake–Louisa Lake, 5 lakes is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Waldenwoods Conservation Area near Milford, MA. The route passes Louisa Lake and Wildcat Pond before reaching Echo Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 381 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail 42.15588, -71.52058
Nearest town Milford, MA
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Echo Lake–Louisa Lake, 5 lakes

6.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 275–380 ft

Out & Back · Waldenwoods Conservation Area

Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.15588, -71.52058

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Birmingham Court stop 629 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Louisa Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 miPass Wildcat Pond.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miPass Echo Lake.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Echo Lake Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
  15. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/echo-lake-louisa-lake-out-back-4-lakes-11-km-39b7

Trail surface

57% paved26% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°69° 39%
Fri 95°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°71° 15%
Mon 95°71° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Birmingham Court stop 629 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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