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Walden Pond Shore Trail
Classic pond loop with historic and natural significance.
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Walden Woods Fairyland Pond Loop
Quiet woodland loop with pond scenery near Walden area preserves.
Minute Man Battle Road Trail
Historic corridor path through fields, forests, and revolutionary landmarks.
Midstate Trail Wachusett Meadow Segment
Midstate segment across rolling woods and open corridor sections.
About This Trail
Walk the 1.5-mile loop around the pond where Henry David Thoreau lived for two years and wrote his masterwork ‘Walden,’ passing the site of his cabin at Thoreau’s Cove. The trail hugs the shoreline through a 400-acre state reservation of forest and clear glacial water.
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Walden Woods Fairyland Pond Loop
Quiet woodland loop with pond scenery near Walden area preserves.
Minute Man Battle Road Trail
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Midstate Trail Wachusett Meadow Segment
Midstate segment across rolling woods and open corridor sections.
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