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Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road

5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Mashpee, MA. The route reaches Wakeby Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 131 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65199, -70.49892
Nearest town Mashpee, MA
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Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road

5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 61–132 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.65199, -70.49892

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ashumet Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 1.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 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/moody-pond-moody-pond-out-back-11-km-89e4

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°67° 19%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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