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Hunnewell Town Forest

Pleasant Hill–Jennings Pond, 4 lakes

1.1 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 27 min

Pleasant Hill–Jennings Pond, 4 lakes is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Hunnewell Town Forest near East Natick, MA. The route passes Jennings Pond and Little Jennings Pond before reaching Pleasant Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 24%1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Main Trail 42.30066, -71.33172
Nearest town East Natick, MA
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Pleasant Hill–Jennings Pond, 4 lakes

1.1 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 27 min

Elevation 138–300 ft

Out & Back · Hunnewell Town Forest

Trailhead: Main Trail · 42.30066, -71.33172

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Oak St & Connecticut Ave stop 105 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Main Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Jennings Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Little Jennings Pond.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach Pleasant Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pleasant-hill-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Oak St & Connecticut Ave stop 105 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near East Natick, Massachusetts