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White Pond Reservation

White Pond–Duck Pond, 4 lakes

14.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 4 hr 48 min

White Pond–Duck Pond, 4 lakes is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes White Pond, Cricket Pond and Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 207 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42640, -71.38981
Nearest town Nine Acre Corner, MA
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White Pond–Duck Pond, 4 lakes

14.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 126–206 ft

Out & Back · White Pond Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42640, -71.38981

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass White Pond.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Red, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading W.
  15. 2.1 miPass Cricket Pond.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  20. 1.9 miPass Duck Pond.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftReach White Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 2.1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 3.4 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 300 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Red, heading NE.
  41. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  42. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading NE.
  43. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  44. 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-f1e2

Trail surface

63% paved1% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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