Morses Pond–Morses Pond Beach, 6 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cochituate Aqueduct Trail near East Natick, MA. The route passes Ottaway Pond, Morses Pond, Morses Pond Beach and Paramecium Pond before reaching Mirror Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 154 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crosstown Trail 42.30458, -71.32184
Nearest town East Natick, MA
Directions
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Morses Pond–Morses Pond Beach, 6 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 126–155 ft
Out & Back · Cochituate Aqueduct Trail
Trailhead: Crosstown Trail · 42.30458, -71.32184
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Overbrook stop 318 m from the trailhead
- Start on Crosstown Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Ottaway Pond.
- 50 ftPass Morses Pond.
- 0.5 miPass Morses Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Paramecium Pond.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Morses Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip52%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 1.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°55°
51%
Tue
60°50°
Wed
62°49°
Thu
64°45°
19%
Fri
62°50°
37%
Sat
59°51°
46%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Overbrook stop 318 m from the trailhead
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