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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Long Pond & Cranberry Pond Path via Nanepashemet Road

2 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 48 min

Long Pond & Cranberry Pond Path via Nanepashemet Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Symmes Corner, MA. The route reaches Long Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 276 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44310, -71.12409
Nearest town Symmes Corner, MA
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Long Pond & Cranberry Pond Path via Nanepashemet Road

2 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 48 min

Elevation 142–275 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44310, -71.12409

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear right onto Cranberry Pond Path, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading S.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Nanepashemet Road, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 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/long-pond-out-back-fa5f

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 41% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 91°70° 25%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°71° 41%
Sun 96°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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