Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Ponyhenge & Weston Aqueduct Path
11.2 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Ponyhenge & Weston Aqueduct Path is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Weston Aqueduct Linear District near Wayland, MA. The route reaches Ponyhenge at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ponyhenge & Weston Aqueduct Path
11.2 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 138–240 ft
Out & Back · Weston Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.35160, -71.36196
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 68°F / low 54° · precip 29% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Ponyhenge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Weston Aqueduct Path, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hopbrook pond–Weston Aqueduct Path, 3 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Hathaway Hill–Deer Pond, 7 lakes 12.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Beard Conservation Restriction–Stone's Pond, 3 groves 10.8 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Deer Pond–Vernal Pool, 7 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Weston Aqueduct Path 5.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- College Pond & Weston Aqueduct Path 9 mi · ▲ 119 ft
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