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Prospect Hill Park

Lyman Pond–Sunset Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 48 min

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

Transit-accessible: Main St @ Rose Hill Way stop 289 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waltham Wayside Trail, heading W.
  2. 150 ftPass Lyman Pond.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Bond Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach Lyman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barry Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lyman-pond-waltham-wayside-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-1521

Trail surface

58% paved34% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ Rose Hill Way stop 289 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Beaver Brook Station, Massachusetts