AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

DCR "Lot 1"

Potter Pond & Western Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Potter Pond & Western Greenway is a 3-mile out-and-back in DCR "Lot 1" near Camp Cabot, MA. The route reaches Potter Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 312 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Western Greenway 42.40055, -71.23282
Nearest town Camp Cabot, MA
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Potter Pond & Western Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 157–312 ft

Out & Back · DCR "Lot 1"

Trailhead: Western Greenway · 42.40055, -71.23282

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lexington St @ College Farm Rd stop 141 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Western Greenway, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1 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/potter-pond-potter-pond-out-back-4-km-37d4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lexington St @ College Farm Rd stop 141 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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