Hammond Pond Reservation

Hammond Pond Reservation is a protected woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. It features Hammond Pond, fishing and hiking trails as well as formations of sandstone conglomerate and Roxbury puddingstone which are popular for rock climbing.^[3][4]

Hammond Pond Reservation
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Location	Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W
Area	78 acres (32 ha)[1][2]
Elevation	180 ft (55 m)
Established	1916
Operator	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website	Hammond Pond Reservation
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammond Pond Reservation

The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. Its first parcel was acquired from John Lowell in 1916.^[5][4] Trails connect it to the adjacent Webster Woods and Houghton Garden.^[6] The MBTA Green Line (Riverside Branch) cuts through the connected park system from East to West, while Hammond Pond Parkway splits it from North to South.

Hammond Pond is listed as a Massachusetts "Great pond".^[7] The pond and reservation are named after the Hammond family, which settled in the area in the 17th century.^[8]

Image gallery

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  Walking trail
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  Rock climbing
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  Sunset
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  MBTA Green Line train
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  Great Blue Heron
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  Hammond Pond and The Street at Chestnut Hill shopping center

References

1. Protected and recreational open space datalayer, Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
2. "Hammond Pond". Lake-Link.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
3. "Hammond Pond Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
4. "Webster Conservation Area and Hammond Pond Reservation". Newton Conservators. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
5. Southern Middlesex Recorded/Registered Land. Book 4060, Page 67: Middlesex South Registry of Deeds. Retrieved June 20, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
6. "Houghton Garden". Newton Conservators. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
7. "Massachusetts Great Ponds List". Mass.Gov. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
8. "Chestnut Hill". Historic Newton. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

External links

• Hammond Pond Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Webster Woods and Hammond Pond Newton Conservators