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Walden Pond

Recommended by 73 road cyclists out of 74

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Walden Pond State Reservation

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Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Walden Pond

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1. Harvard loop from Cambridge

114km

05:03

930m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Walden Pond Lake from Coolidge Corner via Coburn Meadow

52.5km

02:08

300m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Walden Pond – Fresh Pond Bikeway loop from Porter

52.2km

02:14

380m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Jamie S.

December 18, 2024

Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts is a historic and natural landmark famously associated with author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. In 1845, Thoreau lived in a small cabin by the pond for two years, inspiring his influential book Walden, which explores themes of simplicity, self-reliance, and harmony with nature. The pond, a glacial kettle-hole lake, is part of Walden Pond State Reservation, encompassing 335 acres of protected land. It features hiking trails, a beach area for swimming, fishing spots, and interpretive programs about Thoreau's life and work at the new visitors center. Visitors can also see a replica of Thoreau’s cabin and explore the environment he cherished.

Adam

July 4, 2020

The classic New England pond, but just be careful of drivers not paying attention and pulling into and out of the car park...

Vincent Reboul

March 21, 2022

North of Walden Pond is the place where Henry David Thoreau lived in the woods for more than a year.

He was a forerunner of what is now called happy sobriety.

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Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

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Walden Pond

1. Harvard loop from Cambridge

2. Walden Pond Lake from Coolidge Corner via Coburn Meadow

3. Walden Pond – Fresh Pond Bikeway loop from Porter

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