Mount Hermon–Walden Pond Loop, 8 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 766 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Mount Hermon–Walden Pond Loop, 8 sights is a 6.9-mile loop in Lynn Woods Reservation near Merrimac Terrace, MA. The route passes Walden Pond, Lynn Woods Reservation Viewpoint, Mount Hermon and Breeds Pond. It climbs 766 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Hermon–Walden Pond Loop, 8 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 766 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 66–269 ft
Loop · Lynn Woods Reservation
Trailhead: Walden Pond Road · 42.49048, -71.00760
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Walnut St opp Central St stop 784 m from the trailhead
- Start on Walden Pond Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Mount Hermon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lynn Woods Reservation Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bow Ridge (Partial), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Mount Hermon.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ox Pasture Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Great Woods Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Cornel Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Breeds Pond.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Dungeon Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jackson Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nick's Path, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pennybrook Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Walden Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Walnut St opp Central St stop 784 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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