Jerry's Pond–Little Pond, 5 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Alewife Brook Reservation near North Cambridge, MA. The route passes Jerry's Pond, Parkway Pond, Yates Pond and Infield Pond before reaching Little Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 20 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39290, -71.14112
Nearest town North Cambridge, MA
Directions
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Jerry's Pond–Little Pond, 5 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 8–18 ft
Out & Back · Alewife Brook Reservation
Trailhead: 42.39290, -71.14112
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Alewife Station Red Line stop 314 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Jerry's Pond.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Parkway Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alewife Brook Parkway Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Yates Pond.
- 50 ftPass Infield Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Minuteman/Linear Park Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Little Pond.
- 300 ftReach Jerry's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Minuteman/Linear Park Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alewife Brook Parkway Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% grass45% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
88°62°
Thu
90°72°
25%
Fri
98°74°
28%
Sat
95°72°
39%
Sun
97°70°
Mon
96°76°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Alewife Station Red Line stop 314 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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