Walkers Pond

Photo courtesy of Gerry Beetham/Harwich Conservation Trust

Location: Spruce Road and Nathan Walker Road

Size: 36.17 acres

Max Depth: 27 feet

Public Access: none

Recreation Activities:  Swimming, Fishing, Kayaking

History: Named after the Walker family, who were early settlers and landowners in the area,

Walkers Pond is a Massachusetts Great Pond and is part of the Six Ponds Resource Management Initiative, an environmentally sensitive area that includes wetlands, coastal plain pond shores, and rare plant and wildlife habitat (harwichconservationtrust.org/protecting-a-hidden-gem-six-ponds-resource-management-initiative/).  It is a designated as a BioMap 2 Core Habitat which means it is critical for the long-term survival of rare species.  Development around the pond is very limited.

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Boundary of Six Ponds Resource Management Initiative
From Harwich Conservation Trust: https://harwichconservationtrust.org/protecting-a-hidden-gem-six-ponds-resource-management-initiative/