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Cochituate Aqueduct Trail

Morses Pond–Morses Pond Beach, 6 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Overbrook stop 318 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Crosstown Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Ottaway Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Morses Pond.
  4. 0.5 miPass Morses Pond Beach.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miPass Paramecium Pond.
  7. 50 ftPass Mirror Pond.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftReach Morses Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mirror-pond-mirror-pond-out-back-6-lakes-4-km-af68

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 89°72° 27%
Fri 97°73° 30%
Sat 94°72° 35%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 94°76° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Overbrook stop 318 m from the trailhead

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