AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Waban–Paintshop Pond, 5 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Lake Waban–Paintshop Pond, 5 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Wellesley, MA. The route passes Lake Waban, Paintshop Pond and Morses Pond Beach before reaching Ice House Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 141 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Waban Loop Trail 42.28913, -71.30214
Nearest town Wellesley, MA
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Lake Waban–Paintshop Pond, 5 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 109–142 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Waban Loop Trail · 42.28913, -71.30214

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Waban Loop Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Waban.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftPass Paintshop Pond.
  5. 350 ftPass Morses Pond Beach.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Ice House Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftReach Lake Waban, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 1.4 miArrive 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/lake-waban-paintshop-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-eed5

Trail surface

73% dirt1% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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