Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ram Pasture near Shallow Pond, MA. The route reaches Maxcy Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 52 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28196, -70.13710
Nearest town Shallow Pond, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 10–51 ft
Out & Back · Ram Pasture
Trailhead: 41.28196, -70.13710
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Eel Point Road stop 430 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Maxcy Pond.
- 1.5 miReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 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
92% paved1% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eel Point Road stop 430 m from the trailhead
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