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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Main St @ South St stop 164 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Spot Pond.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Bold Point.
- 0.1 miReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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: Main St @ South St stop 164 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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