Fairhaven Bay–Walden Pond, 10 lakes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Baker Bridge, MA. The route passes Walden Pond State Reservation Beach, Goose Pond, Main Beach and 8 more before reaching Fairhaven Bay at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairhaven Bay–Walden Pond, 10 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 150–223 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.44114, -71.33359
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftPass Goose Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Main Beach.
- 50 ftPass Red Cross Beach.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Pond Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 500 ftPass Andromeda Pond (north).
- 450 ftPass Andromeda Pond (middle).
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Esker Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftPass Andromeda Pond (south).
- 50 ftPass Andromeda Pond (middle).
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Fairhaven Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pond Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridge Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Goose Pond–Walden Pond State Reservation Beach, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Walden Pond–Sudbury River, 9 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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