Upper Charles River Reservation

New Pond via Cochituate Aqueduct Trail

3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 2 min

New Pond via Cochituate Aqueduct Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Upper Charles River Reservation near Newton Lower Falls, MA. The route reaches New Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 144 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cochituate Aqueduct Trail 42.32528, -71.24418
Nearest town Newton Lower Falls, MA

Directions

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New Pond via Cochituate Aqueduct Trail

3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 58–144 ft

Out & Back · Upper Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: Cochituate Aqueduct Trail · 42.32528, -71.24418

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Newton-Wellesley Hospital stop 682 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Cochituate Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach New Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Newton-Wellesley Hospital stop 682 m from the trailhead