A Visit to Waldan Pond, Concurd

It was a sunny weekend (fortunately...) in Waltham and as we did not had pretty much planned anything in-advance, Vikrant suggested we visit Waldan Pond which is in Concord town close to Waltham. The google map location for Waldan pond are at this link. It is a not so vast body of water but at the same time it serves as a good weekend family hang-out on a sunny day.

Pond Bank from other side

On top of it if you love to swim or have a kayak/surfboard at your disposal it is a party time for you.

Surfboard Enthusiastic

Lot of people around Concord visit this pond on weekends. By the time we reached the location (which was around 2:00 PM) lot of families were already enjoying the sun and water.

Apart from the water body it also has got a very nice trail around the pond. During my visit I ended up clicking lot of photos of the nature trail. Following are the few good ones…J.

Trail with Trees on its Side

A Squirrel Enjoying Her Food

One of my favorite leafs. The Maple tree leaf. I was not able to find lot of Maple trees around the pond. But Pine trees were a lot.

Maple Tree Leaf1

Maple Tree Leaf2

Small Wooden Bridge On Trail

Common Holly Berries

I got to see two different types of Pine tree leaves. Both of them are pictured below.

Pine Leaves in Sun

Tiny Pine Leaves

As can seen from below picture the trail is well constructed. Lot of visitors were using it for jogging purpose as well.

The Trail

Tall Pine Trees

You don’t get to see them back in India. I think the Indian equivalent tree to Pine tree is Ashoka tree. You almost find them everywhere in India.