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Ravenswood Park

Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Fernwood Lake, 8 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Fernwood Lake, 8 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Riverview Landing, MA. The route passes Upper Banjo Pond, Lower Banjo Pond, Buswell Pond and 2 more. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 213 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61348, -70.69197
Nearest town Riverview Landing, MA
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Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint–Fernwood Lake, 8 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 52–213 ft

Out & Back · Ravenswood Park

Trailhead: 42.61348, -70.69197

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Banjo Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Lower Banjo Pond.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Salem Road, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Ledge Hill Trail (Orange), heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Buswell Pond.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Ledge Hill Trail (Orange), heading S.
  10. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftPass Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Salem Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miPass Fernwood Lake.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ledge-hill-trail-orange-viewpoint-fernwood-lake-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead

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