Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Freshwater Cove Village, MA. The route passes Wallace Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 499 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 52–203 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: Old Salem Road · 42.59187, -70.69844
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Castle Hill Road stop 698 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Salem Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Wallace Drop In, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wallace Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Salem Road, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Castle Hill Road stop 698 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Upper Banjo Pond–Lower Banjo Pond, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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