Lyman Pond–Sunset Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Beaver Brook Station, MA. The route reaches Lyman Pond. It climbs 332 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 335 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail 42.38035, -71.21996
Nearest town Beaver Brook Station, MA
Directions
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Lyman Pond–Sunset Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 45–335 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park
Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail · 42.38035, -71.21996
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Main St @ Rose Hill Way stop 289 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Waltham Wayside Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Lyman Pond.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bond Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Lyman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% paved34% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°56°
51%
Tue
63°52°
Wed
62°52°
Thu
64°47°
19%
Fri
63°51°
37%
Sat
59°53°
46%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main St @ Rose Hill Way stop 289 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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