Fuller Hill & Walden Pond via Walden Pond Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Fuller Hill & Walden Pond via Walden Pond Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lynn Woods Reservation near South Lynnfield, MA. The route passes Walden Pond before reaching Fuller Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fuller Hill & Walden Pond via Walden Pond Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 86–238 ft
Out & Back · Lynn Woods Reservation
Trailhead: 42.50325, -70.98307
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Lynnfield St @ Gallo Rd stop 224 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Walden Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walden Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Fuller Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lynnfield St @ Gallo Rd stop 224 m from the trailhead
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- Deep Woods Trail West 2.8 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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