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Wilderness Park

Fawn Lake–Sheldon Con Area, 4 groves

1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min

Fawn Lake–Sheldon Con Area, 4 groves is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Bedford Springs, MA. The route passes Fawn Lake and Sweetwater Pond before reaching Sheldon Con Area at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 194 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail (Yellow) 42.50922, -71.26542
Nearest town Bedford Springs, MA
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Fawn Lake–Sheldon Con Area, 4 groves

1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min

Elevation 113–195 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Access Trail (Yellow) · 42.50922, -71.26542

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Bedford VA Hospital @ Middlesex CC - Bldg 10 stop 789 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Access Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Loop- Main Trail (blue), heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto Secondary Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park Loop- Main Trail (blue), heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Loop- Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Access Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miPass Fawn Lake.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftPass Sweetwater Pond.
  13. 400 ftPass Sheldon Con Area.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Access Trail (yellow), heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wilderness Park Loop- Main Trail (blue), heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Access Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  18. 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/fawn-lake-sheldon-con-area-out-back-7-lakes-via-main-trail-blue

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bedford VA Hospital @ Middlesex CC - Bldg 10 stop 789 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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