Job's Neck Pond & Paqua Pond via Jobs Neck Road
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Job's Neck Pond & Paqua Pond via Jobs Neck Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Jerneganville, MA. The route passes Job's Neck Pond before reaching Paqua Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Job's Neck Pond & Paqua Pond via Jobs Neck Road
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 1–14 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Short Point Road · 41.35341, -70.57925
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Short Point Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Job's Neck Pond.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Jobs Neck Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Paqua Pond, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Paqua Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 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 (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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