Walden Pond–Goose Pond, 8 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes Walden Pond, Walden Pond State Reservation Beach, Walden Pond State Reservation Beach and 2 more before reaching Fairyland Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 223 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44467, -71.36351
Nearest town Nine Acre Corner, MA
Directions
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Walden Pond–Goose Pond, 8 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 127–223 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.44467, -71.36351
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Fire Road North, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Path, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Red Cross Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Goose Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Goose Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftPass Fairyland Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Walden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Goose Pond Spur, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hill Spur, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Goose Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lower Woods Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pond Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fire Road North, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
87% dirt4% gravel3% paved6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
30%
Sat
94°70°
33%
Sun
96°68°
Mon
92°73°
15%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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