Ravenswood Park

Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond, 6 lakes

6.5 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond, 6 lakes is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Riverview Landing, MA. The route passes Upper Banjo Pond, Lower Banjo Pond and Fernwood Lake before reaching Wallace Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 528 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 203 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61348, -70.69197
Nearest town Riverview Landing, MA

Directions

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Fernwood Lake–Wallace Pond, 6 lakes

6.5 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 52–203 ft

Out & Back · Ravenswood Park

Trailhead: 42.61348, -70.69197

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Banjo Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Lower Banjo Pond.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading W.
  5. 0.4 miPass Fernwood Lake.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Wallace Drop In, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miPass Wallace Pond.
  10. 50 ftReach Fernwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.4 miBear left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Edgewood Road stop 238 m from the trailhead

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