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Warners Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. The route passes Kennedy's Pond and Diamond Crossing before reaching Warners Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 157 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44475, -71.40786
Nearest town West Concord, MA

Directions

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Warners Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 4 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 117–158 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: 42.44475, -71.40786

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Kennedy's Pond.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Target Trail (yellow), heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Diamond Crossing.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftReach Warners Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% paved40% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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