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Old Rifle Range

Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes

6.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near Damons Mills Westvale, MA. The route passes Musquetaquid Pond, Kennedy's Pond and Diamond Crossing before reaching Warners Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 210 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43702, -71.41654
Nearest town Damons Mills Westvale, MA
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Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes

6.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 117–209 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: 42.43702, -71.41654

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miPass Musquetaquid Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miPass Kennedy's Pond.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Target Trail (yellow), heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Diamond Crossing.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miReach Warners Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 300 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/warners-pond-musquetaquid-pond-out-back-5-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

41% paved34% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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