Boston Kayaker

Kayaking on Bare Hill Pond - in Harvard MA Rating: One Star - This is a pretty pond with islands and coves to explore. Annoying that the big islands are inhabited with those cable/power lines connecting them. Annoying that the beach is for town residents only. Also annoying the $25 launch fee to use the ramp to reduce portage.   Put in at conservation area on   Warren Avenue in Harvard MA. Paddle around pond   and return. Estimated round trip   distance = 4+ miles Portage 100 feet   to launch spot.   Alternate put in at town   ramp. $25 fee applies. Beach for Harvard   residents only Pond can be busy with fast   boats on weekends. Girl Scouts   campgrounds Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: Lakes of Massachusetts: Bare Hill Pond Harvard Town Boat Ramp Rules Number of original photos on this page : 80 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. At Warren Avenue in Harvard MA. Trip date is June 2013. The launch to Bare Hill Pond will be about 400 feet from this entrance. So the notice "No vehicles beyond this point" should be complied to in spirit but not in the literal sense. At the town conservation area launch to Bare Hill Pond. The Boston Kayaker just launched on Bare Hill Pond. I paddled to the right and will do a counter-clockwise circumnavigation. The town beach (for residents only) is on the north east corner of Bare Hill Pond. A blue heron on Bare Hill Pond. The power lines connecting the private island on my left. Girl Scouts. No man is an island except the residents of this house. I think this is the same bird I photographed earlier on the other side of the pond. This is the cove on the mid-western side. A beaver lodge on Bare Hill Pond. I will try to chase whether this waters lead me to anywhere (inlet or outlet). This seem to be as swamp as I can go. Turned around and now heading back to the Bare Hill Pond. Turtle on Barehill Pond. You can hear the rushing waters coming from this inlet. Helicopter hovering over Bare Hill Pond. Landed. I was on Bare Hill Pond for 2 hours 20 minutes.