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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 13 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Short Point Road 41.35341, -70.57925
Nearest town Jerneganville, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Short Point Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Job's Neck Pond.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Jobs Neck Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Paqua Pond, heading W.
  8. 350 ftPass Paqua Pond.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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