Horn Pond & Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Horn Pond & Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Horn Pond Conservation Area near Woburn, MA. The route passes Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach, Horn Pond and Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horn Pond & Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 44–121 ft
Out & Back · Horn Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.46296, -71.15991
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Cambridge Road @ New England Rehab Hospital stop 540 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Horn Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Horn Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Horn Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cambridge Road @ New England Rehab Hospital stop 540 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horn Pond Mountain–Nolan's Viewpoint, 4 beaches 1.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft
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