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Old Rifle Range

Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. The route passes Warners Pond, Diamond Crossing and Kennedy's Pond before reaching Musquetaquid Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 177 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.46400, -71.39776
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Warners Pond–Musquetaquid Pond, 5 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 117–177 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.46400, -71.39776

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

Transit-accessible: Mass Highway Department stop 446 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Warners Pond.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftPass Diamond Crossing.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miPass Kennedy's Pond.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Target Trail (yellow), heading W.
  15. 0.1 miPass Musquetaquid Pond.
  16. 0.2 miReach Warners Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miArrive 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-6-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

50% dirt48% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mass Highway Department stop 446 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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