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Sanford Farm

Long Pond & Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Long Pond & Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Sanford Farm near Town Pasture, MA. The route passes Maxcy Pond before reaching Long Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 49 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28364, -70.12517
Nearest town Town Pasture, MA
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Long Pond & Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 8–51 ft

Out & Back · Sanford Farm

Trailhead: 41.28364, -70.12517

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Maxcy Pond Road stop 321 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miPass Maxcy Pond.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/long-pond-maxcy-pond-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 81°F67°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed 78°70°
Thu 75°74°
Fri 75°73°
Sat 74°73° 17%
Sun 76°73° 17%
Mon 77°74° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maxcy Pond Road stop 321 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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