Lake Cochituate (North Pond) & Cochituate State Park Beach via Cochituate Rail Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Lake Cochituate (North Pond) & Cochituate State Park Beach via Cochituate Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cochituate State Park near Cochituate, MA. The route passes Cochituate State Park Beach and Lake Cochituate (North Pond). It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Cochituate (North Pond) & Cochituate State Park Beach via Cochituate Rail Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 123–165 ft
Out & Back · Cochituate State Park
Trailhead: 42.30908, -71.38384
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Speen St & Route 30 stop 75 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cochituate State Park Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cochituate Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Cochituate (North Pond).
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Cochituate (North Pond), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Speen St & Route 30 stop 75 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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