Farrar Pond–Walden Pond, 12 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes Sudbury River, Farrar Pond, Andromeda Pond (south) and 7 more. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farrar Pond–Walden Pond, 12 lakes
7.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 117–223 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.41951, -71.36285
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sudbury River.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Farrar Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Andromeda Pond (south).
- 0.1 miPass Andromeda Pond (north).
- 50 ftPass Andromeda Pond (middle).
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 100 ftPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pond Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Red Cross Beach.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ridge Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Goose Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Goose Pond Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Pine Hill Spur, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Goose Pond Spur, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alternate Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Farrar Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Alternate Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Goose Pond Spur, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hill Spur, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Goose Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pond Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Esker Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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