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Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Hammond Pond, a wooded reservation with a large, scenic pond, is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton adjacent to the city's Webster Conservation Area. It is a natural forest with wooded trails and large geological formations. Nearby Lost Pond has a quaking bog and system of natural trails.
Hammond pond reservation area also has considerable rocks and boulders for the rock climbing enthusiast in Greater Boston.
Directions:
MBTA:
Green Line (D) to Chestnut Hills Station.
By Car:
Take Route 9 east or west to the Hammond Pond Parkway Exit. Just north of the Parkway is the reservation parking lot on the left as one enters the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center. Lost Pond is south off Hammond Pond Parkway. Reservation can be accessed through Newton Conservation Land off Dudley Road.
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ahhhh..the memories. Hammond Pond is home for many local climbers, and has been a training ground for such notables as Henry Barber and Dave Breashears. The problems here certainly have a history about them. Hammond Eggs, V4 at the alcove has the dubious honor of having been not-onsighted by Lynn Hill. Try Breakfast of Champions (V3) in hiking boots, without pads or chalk as Barber did it and you will have new respect for the problem. The main face has some cool cracks where many a climber has learned to place gear or gotten a taste of highballing. The puddingstone rock is very unique and makes for an odd climbing style - sharp crimpers for the hands and glassy features for the feet. Go nuts!
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