Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near West Gloucester, MA. The route passes Lily Pond and Wallace Pond. It climbs 489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 52–203 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: Laurel Avenue · 42.60587, -70.71309
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 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 miBear left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Salem Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Evergreen Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Salem Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Wallace Drop In, heading SW.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 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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