Mill Brook Russula Mushroom Fairyland Pond
Parking
There is limited parking in the lot on Walden Street across from Concord High School just off the A2 Concord Turnpike.
Hike
We took the path headed for the Pond Loop. Keeping left we reached Fairyland Pond in 5 minutes on a wide flat trail. The Pond was so quiet and still with no signs of modern life.
We saw a family of mallard ducks, heard frogs croaking, and a babbling brook which fed into the pond meandering through wetlands. We even found a toadstool mushroom straight out of a Grim’s fairytales. Apparently Emerson’s children and friends including Louise May Alcott author of Little Women played here as a child. Thoreau and Emerson also took regular walks through the woods. Within 50 minutes we were back in the car.
Here’s the trail map
Other Recommendations
Around the pond, there are lots of trails branching off into Hapgood Wright Forest that we’ll explore next time.
