Fresh Pond–CCC Overlook #1, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Fresh Pond–CCC Overlook #1, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near East Watertown, MA. The route passes Fresh Pond and CCC Overlook #1 before reaching Fresh Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fresh Pond–CCC Overlook #1, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 8–49 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.36410, -71.16201
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 48% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Talcott Ave stop 97 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holworthy Street, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Fresh Pond.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fresh Pond Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass CCC Overlook #1.
- 150 ftReach Fresh Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Holworthy Street, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Talcott Ave stop 97 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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