Echo Lake–Wildcat Pond, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Echo Lake–Wildcat Pond, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Waldenwoods Conservation Area near Rocky Hill, MA. The route passes Wildcat Pond and Echo Lake. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Echo Lake–Wildcat Pond, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 292–398 ft
Out & Back · Waldenwoods Conservation Area
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.16528, -71.50880
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Trader Joes Milford stop 794 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Echo Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Echo Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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: Trader Joes Milford stop 794 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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