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Walden Pond Beach – Spy Pond loop from Porter

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Walden Pond Beach – Spy Pond loop from Porter

Moderate

3.0

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Walden Pond Beach – Spy Pond loop from Porter

03:08

51.9km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Osborne Farm Conservation Area

Walden Pond State Reservation

Cambridge Water Supply Land

Hobbs Brook Basin (Cambridge Water Supply Land)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.51 km

Alewife Brook Reservation

Highlight • Forest

Alewife Brook Reservation is a 120-acre urban wild in Cambridge and Arlington, Massachusetts, offering a surprising mix of wetlands, woodlands, and paved paths near the Alewife T station. It’s a …

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3.76 km

Site of Fitchburg Railroad Hill Crossing Depot

Ruins

17.2 km

Denormandie Land

Nature Reserve

19.8 km

Sandy Pond Trust Land

Nature Reserve

21.0 km

Gropius House

Highlight • Historical Site

Modernist architect Walter Gropius had this house built in 1938 in the Bauhaus style. He and his family lived here until his death in 1969, and it was eventually turned …

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23.0 km

Walden Pond Beach

Highlight • Beach

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 …

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31.2 km

The Minuteman Trail, also known as the Battle Road Trail, is a historic pathway in the Minute Man National Historical Park, spanning Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington, Massachusetts. This 5-mile trail …

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32.9 km

Paul Revere's Capture Site

Highlight • Historical Site

William Dawes made it but the regulars arrested Paul here

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39.3 km

Lexington Battle Green

Highlight • Historical Site

Lexington's Battle Green is the exact location of the the Battle that took place on the morning of April 19, 1775.

It was at this site that the opening shots …

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47.1 km

Uncle Sam Plaza and Samuel Wilson Monument

Highlight • Monument

Uncle Sam Plaza, located in Arlington, Massachusetts, near the Minuteman Bikeway, honors Samuel Wilson, believed to be the inspiration for the national symbol "Uncle Sam." Born on September 13, 1766, …

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47.9 km

Spy Pond

Highlight • Lake

Spy Pond is a 103-acre freshwater kettle pond located in Arlington, Massachusetts. It formed thousands of years ago during the last Ice Age and is part of the Mystic River …

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51.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

17.9 km

6.87 km

4.10 km

1.48 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

47.8 km

1.65 km

1.29 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 26 August

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Walden Pond Beach – Spy Pond loop from Porter

Alewife Brook Reservation

Gropius House

Walden Pond Beach

Battle Road Trail

Paul Revere's Capture Site

Lexington Battle Green

Uncle Sam Plaza and Samuel Wilson Monument

Spy Pond

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