Newell Gift–White Pond, 8 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes White Pond, Cricket Pond, Newell Gift and 2 more before reaching Hopbrook pond at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 357 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 246 ft15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red 42.42546, -71.38843
Nearest town Nine Acre Corner, MA
Directions
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Newell Gift–White Pond, 8 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 125–247 ft
Out & Back · White Pond Reservation
Trailhead: Red · 42.42546, -71.38843
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass White Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Red, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 2.3 miPass Cricket Pond.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Framingham and Lowell Branch, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Newell Gift.
- 0.6 miPass Lilly Pond.
- 50 ftPass Calla Pool.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Weston Aqueduct Walking Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Hopbrook pond.
- 500 ftReach Newell Gift, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Framingham and Lowell Branch, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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
33% paved2% grass1% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F48°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°55°
49%
Tue
59°48°
Wed
62°46°
Thu
63°43°
15%
Fri
62°48°
35%
Sat
59°50°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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