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Back Bay Fens

Lost Emerald Necklace

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Lost Emerald Necklace is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Back Bay Fens near Back Bay, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 23 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Emerald Necklace 42.34510, -71.09108
Nearest town Back Bay, MA
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Lost Emerald Necklace

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Elevation 9–25 ft

Out & Back · Back Bay Fens

Trailhead: Lost Emerald Necklace · 42.34510, -71.09108

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Ipswich St @ Boylston St stop 259 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Emerald Necklace, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Park Drive, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverway, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto Netherlands Road, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Muddy River Bikepath, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Netherlands Road, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverway, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Park Drive, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Lost Emerald Necklace, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftArrive 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/lost-emerald-necklace-out-back-5-km-0dd1

Trail surface

63% gravel24% paved13% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ 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 87°63°
Thu 90°71° 25%
Fri 98°74° 28%
Sat 95°72° 39%
Sun 97°70°
Mon 96°76° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ipswich St @ Boylston St stop 259 m from the trailhead

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