Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Town Pasture, MA. The route passes Maxcy Pond before reaching Washing Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 10–35 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Madaket Bike Path · 41.28190, -70.11818
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Crooked Lane stop 121 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Madaket Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Maxcy Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Washing Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Crooked Lane stop 121 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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