Louisa Lake–Wildcat Pond, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Louisa Lake–Wildcat Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Hayden Row, MA. The route passes Wildcat Pond and Wildcat Pond before reaching Louisa Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 341 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail 42.18783, -71.50468
Nearest town Hayden Row, MA
Directions
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Louisa Lake–Wildcat Pond, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 275–341 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.18783, -71.50468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 1.3 miReach Louisa Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% paved21% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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