Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 5 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lynn Woods Reservation near North Saugus, MA. The route passes Walden Pond and Pennybrook Viewpoint before reaching Mount Gilead at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 5 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 89–258 ft
Out & Back · Lynn Woods Reservation
Trailhead: 42.49787, -71.01048
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Walden Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Pennybrook Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Pennybrook Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Great Woods Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dungeon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Gilead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Dungeon Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Woods Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Walden Pond Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 5 min before dark.
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