Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sanford Farm near Trots Hills, MA. The route reaches Maxcy Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 46 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28110, -70.14530
Nearest town Trots Hills, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 10–44 ft
Out & Back · Sanford Farm
Trailhead: 41.28110, -70.14530
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Barrett Farm Road/Swift Rock Road stop 67 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Maxcy Pond.
- 1.5 miReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
80% paved20% 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
74°73°
Sat
74°73°
17%
Sun
76°73°
17%
Mon
77°74°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Barrett Farm Road/Swift Rock Road stop 67 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Long Pond via Madaket Bike Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hummock Pond–North Head Hummock Pond, 3 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Head of the Plains Beach 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Long Pond 9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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