AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wakeby Pond

5.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Wakeby Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Mashpee, MA. The route reaches Wakeby Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 125 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64663, -70.50844
Nearest town Mashpee, MA
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Wakeby Pond

5.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 68–125 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.64663, -70.50844

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 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/mashpee-wakeby-pond-mashpee-wakeby-pond-out-back-8-km-e773

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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