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Taunton Water Department Land

Assawompset Pond & Lakeside Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Assawompset Pond & Lakeside Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Taunton Water Department Land near Staples Shore, MA. The route reaches Assawompset Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 79 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Staples Shore Road 41.85317, -70.92509
Nearest town Staples Shore, MA
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Assawompset Pond & Lakeside Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 52–79 ft

Out & Back · Taunton Water Department Land

Trailhead: Staples Shore Road · 41.85317, -70.92509

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Staples Shore Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Assawompset Pond.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lakeside Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach Assawompset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Staples Shore Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lakeside-road-out-back-3-km-f684

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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