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Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Wenham Lake & Cedar Pond via Cedar Pond Loop

1.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 35 min

Wenham Lake & Cedar Pond via Cedar Pond Loop is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary near Wenham, MA. The route passes Cedar Pond before reaching Wenham Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 118 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Higgenson Way 42.60357, -70.90627
Nearest town Wenham, MA
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Wenham Lake & Cedar Pond via Cedar Pond Loop

1.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 35 min

Elevation 35–117 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Higgenson Way · 42.60357, -70.90627

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Higgenson Way, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Pond Loop, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Cedar Pond.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Wenham Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Higgenson Way, heading S.
  7. 0.2 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/meadow-pond-out-back-7089

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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