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Davis Farm Conservation Land

Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 5 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 5 lakes is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near West Concord, MA. The route passes Off Powder Mill Road Land, White Pond and Cricket Pond before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 207 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Target Trail (yellow) 42.44460, -71.39169
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 5 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 126–206 ft

Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land

Trailhead: Target Trail (yellow) · 42.44460, -71.39169

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miPass Off Powder Mill Road Land.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miPass White Pond.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading W.
  19. 2.1 miPass Cricket Pond.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  24. 1.9 miPass Duck Pond.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftReach Off Powder Mill Road Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 2.1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 3.4 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 300 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NE.
  44. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  50. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-pond-duck-pond-out-back-3-lakes-26-km-525c

Trail surface

63% paved4% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°70° 32%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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