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Old Rifle Range

Musquetaquid Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 3 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Musquetaquid Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. The route passes Kennedy's Pond before reaching Musquetaquid Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 187 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43886, -71.39519
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Musquetaquid Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 3 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 131–186 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: 42.43886, -71.39519

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miPass Kennedy's Pond.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach Musquetaquid Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Target Trail (yellow), heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kennedys-pond-out-back-5-km-b995

Trail surface

61% dirt24% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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