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.
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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
- Start on Cochituate Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach New Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 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: Newton-Wellesley Hospital stop 682 m from the trailhead
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