Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 7 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min
Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 7 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lynn Woods Reservation near Wyoma, MA. The route passes Walden Pond, Echo Rock, Mount Gilead and Steel Tower before reaching Lynn Woods Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Gilead–Walden Pond, 7 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min
Elevation 83–262 ft
Out & Back · Lynn Woods Reservation
Trailhead: Great Woods Road · 42.49292, -70.97693
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Lynnfield St @ Verdmont Ave stop 413 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Great Woods Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ox Pasture Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Great Woods Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Echo Rock.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tracy Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Great Woods Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Loop Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Steel Tower.
- 50 ftReach Mount Gilead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Lynn Woods Reservation Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Great Woods Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Tracy Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Great Woods Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ox Pasture Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Woods Road, heading E.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Lynnfield St @ Verdmont Ave stop 413 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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