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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Boon–White Pond, 4 lakes

15.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Lake Boon–White Pond, 4 lakes is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near North Sudbury, MA. The route passes Cricket Pond, Duck Pond and White Pond before reaching Lake Boon at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 203 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.40930, -71.41022
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
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Lake Boon–White Pond, 4 lakes

15.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 126–202 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: connector · 42.40930, -71.41022

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.6 miPass Cricket Pond.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  10. 2 miPass Duck Pond.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miPass White Pond.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 200 ftReach Lake Boon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
  42. 0.7 miBear right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
  43. 350 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SE.
  44. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  46. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
  50. 2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  53. 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 0.1 miArrive 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-4-lakes-24-km-1c19

Trail surface

52% paved18% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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