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Fresh Pond–Little Fresh Pond, 3 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Fresh Pond–Little Fresh Pond, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back near Mount Auburn, MA. The route passes Fresh Pond before reaching Little Fresh Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 43 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Watertown-Cambridge Greenway 42.37260, -71.15196
Nearest town Mount Auburn, MA
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Directions

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Fresh Pond–Little Fresh Pond, 3 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 9–44 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Watertown-Cambridge Greenway · 42.37260, -71.15196

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Mt Auburn St @ Saint Marys St stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Holworthy Street, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftPass Fresh Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fresh Pond Path, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miPass Little Fresh Pond.
  17. 100 ftReach Fresh Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading E.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Holworthy Street, heading E.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-fresh-pond-little-fresh-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

69% paved8% dirt6% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mt Auburn St @ Saint Marys St stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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