Wellesley Town Forest–Longfellow Pond, 4 lakes
2.3 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 52 min
Wellesley Town Forest–Longfellow Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Aqueduct Trail near Babson Park, MA. The route passes Longfellow Pond and Wellesley Town Forest before reaching Bezanson Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 184 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wellesley Town Forest–Longfellow Pond, 4 lakes
2.3 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 52 min
Elevation 87–151 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Aqueduct Trail
Trailhead: Charles River Path · 42.30900, -71.25370
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Charles River Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Longfellow Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Wellesley Town Forest.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sudbury Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Bezanson Pond.
- 150 ftReach Wellesley Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Charles River Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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