Horseshoe Pond — Attraction in Concord

Google Maps will take you to Commercial Street where there is no parking 🅿️ available. It is near a bus stop 🚌 🚏. The best place to park is on N. Main Street. It is a neighborhood but I did not see 🙈 any "No Parking" signs. The entrance is a little confusing. If you travel from the Pierce Manse side, you can walk along the sidewalk to the railroad tracks. Further on, the Walker Farm trail is next. I revisited and explored most of the pond, not named Amy. I walked along the old railroad 🚂 tracks and I think 🤔 it followed the left side of Horseshoe Pond. The right ▶️ side follows Commercial Street and is part of Concord's Heritage Trail. The right side is a little difficult to traverse unless you use the sidewalk across the street. A scenic pond and I did encounter wildlife, if you consider 🐝 bees, a monarch butterfly 🦋 and a turtle 🐢. I did see a swarm of birds take off from the nearby field. Water Lillies and lilly pads decorated the pond. I could hear 🙉 the birds but the helicopter 🚁 from the nearby National Guard base was the only distinctive species I observed. It looked like a UH-60 Blackhawk. There was not much 🚯 litter. I did observe a homeless encampment and people along the railroad tracks. I was glad to see men with fishing 🎣 poles getting ready to enter Horseshoe Pond. I went back 🔙 and further explored the area. I followed the railroad 🚂 tracks and Google Maps and arrived at the left ⬅️ side of the pond where there is an embankment, not a bridge. Google Maps shows the pond on both sides of the embankment but it is only on one side. The "Island 🏝️" is actually farmland. I would recommend walking the tracks in early Spring 🌱. There is overgrowth covering the tracks including thorns and seeds that will stick to your clothes like Velcro. I discovered an abandoned shopping 🛒 cart, some litter 🚯 and a shotgun shell. The pond I encountered had birds and dragonflies hanging out. If you want a short, semi quiet 🤫 getaway or walk, I will...

Very little to no waiting, but went during a time that usually isn't busy. Staff did a great job explaining everything in great detail, in an understandable way. Allowing patients the ability to be knowledgeable and make informed choices...

Some neighboring business which could offer easy access go out of their way to block that access. You can still walk a canoe or kayak down, it's just longer than it needs to be due to the power tripping business...