AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Middlesex Fells Reservation

Spot Pond & Bold Point

1.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 22 min

Spot Pond & Bold Point is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Spot Pond before reaching Bold Point at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 180 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46455, -71.10062
Nearest town Haywardville, MA
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Spot Pond & Bold Point

1.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 22 min

Elevation 157–181 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.46455, -71.10062

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ South St stop 164 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Spot Pond.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Bold Point.
  7. 0.1 miReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spot-pond-bold-point-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ South St stop 164 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Haywardville, Massachusetts