Jamaica Pond Loop
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🥾 Hike · Boston
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 15 min driveFrom Newton · Parking: Free street parking along Perkins St and the Jamaicaway, fine on weekend mornings
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
The prettiest pond on Boston's Emerald Necklace: the 1.5-mile paved loop is exactly a 2-year-old's limit, the Boathouse rents small sailboats and rowboats in summer, and a 7-year-old can row for the first time. The lantern parade before Halloween in October is JP's big event of the year.
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