Maxcy Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ram Pasture near Trots Hills, MA. The route reaches Maxcy Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 52 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27752, -70.15472
Nearest town Trots Hills, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 8–51 ft
Out & Back · Ram Pasture
Trailhead: 41.27752, -70.15472
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path 5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path 5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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