Hathaway Hill–Deer Pond, 7 lakes is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Weston Aqueduct Linear District near Wayland, MA. The route passes Bathtub Pond, Boyce Pond, Deer Pond and 2 more before reaching Hathaway Hill at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 325 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hathaway Hill–Deer Pond, 7 lakes
12.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 138–243 ft
Out & Back · Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.35160, -71.36196
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Bathtub Pond.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Boyce Pond.
- 400 ftPass Deer Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Ice Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Beeline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Hathaway Hill.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Hathaway Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear 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 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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