Kennedy Pond–Little Desert Loop, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches Kennedy Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 213 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53531, -71.40434
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
Directions
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Kennedy Pond–Little Desert Loop, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 172–214 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.53531, -71.40434
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail (green), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nonset Trail (blue), heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Kennedy Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Esker Loop (red), heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Kennedy Pond Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Trailside Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt2% sand58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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