Waldenwoods Conservation Area

Echo Lake via Upper Charles Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 45 min

Echo Lake via Upper Charles Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Waldenwoods Conservation Area near Hayden Row, MA. The route reaches Echo Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 34 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 381 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail 42.18783, -71.50468
Nearest town Hayden Row, MA

Directions

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Echo Lake via Upper Charles Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 45 min

Elevation 319–380 ft

Out & Back · Waldenwoods Conservation Area

Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.18783, -71.50468

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 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

67% dirt10% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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