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Ravenswood Park

Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Magnolia, MA. The route passes Wallace Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 414 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 203 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58826, -70.70435
Nearest town Magnolia, MA
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Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 52–203 ft

Out & Back · Ravenswood Park

Trailhead: 42.58826, -70.70435

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

Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Magnolia Woods Soccer Fields Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Wallace Drop In, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miPass Wallace Pond.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miSharp right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lily-pond-wallace-pond-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

69% dirt9% paved22% 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 7:20 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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