Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Lily Pond, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Lily Pond, 7 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near West Gloucester, MA. The route passes Lily Pond and Wallace Pond before reaching Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 584 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Lily Pond, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 52–213 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: Laurel Avenue · 42.60587, -70.71309
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Magnolia Ave & Carrie Lane stop 242 m from the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Avenue, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lily Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Wallace Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wallace Drop In, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ledge Hill Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Wallace Drop In, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.6 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Magnolia Ave & Carrie Lane stop 242 m from the trailhead
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More from Laurel Avenue Trailhead
- Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Bond Hill–Lily Pond, 7 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft
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