Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint & Long Pond via Nanepashemet Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Symmes Corner, MA. The route passes Long Pond before reaching Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 276 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44310, -71.12409
Nearest town Symmes Corner, MA
Directions
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Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint & Long Pond via Nanepashemet Road
2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min
Elevation 174–275 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond.
- 100 ftReach Middlesex Fells Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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.
More from this trailhead
- Long Pond & Cranberry Pond Path via Nanepashemet Road 2 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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