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Olmsted Park

Leverett Pond–Spring Pond, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Leverett Pond–Spring Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Olmsted Park near Roxbury Crossing, MA. The route passes Leverett Pond and Spring Pond before reaching Willow Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 30 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Emerald Necklace 42.33994, -71.09622
Nearest town Roxbury Crossing, MA
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Leverett Pond–Spring Pond, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 9–29 ft

Out & Back · Olmsted Park

Trailhead: Lost Emerald Necklace · 42.33994, -71.09622

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Louis Prang St @ Evans Way stop 185 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Emerald Necklace, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Park Drive, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverway, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brookline Avenue, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Emerald Necklace Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miPass Leverett Pond.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftPass Spring Pond.
  15. 50 ftPass Willow Pond.
  16. 0.2 miReach Leverett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Jamaicaway Bikepath, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Emerald Necklace Trail, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookline Avenue, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverway, heading N.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Park Drive, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Lost Emerald Necklace, heading NE.
  29. 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/spring-pond-leverett-pond-out-back-6-lakes-via-jamaicaway-bikepath

Trail surface

39% paved33% gravel28% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Louis Prang St @ Evans Way stop 185 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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