AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

DCR "Lot 1"

Potter Pond & Western Greenway

2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 56 min

Potter Pond & Western Greenway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in DCR "Lot 1" near Camp Cabot, MA. The route reaches Potter Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 312 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40436, -71.23157
Nearest town Camp Cabot, MA
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Potter Pond & Western Greenway

2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 56 min

Elevation 198–312 ft

Out & Back · DCR "Lot 1"

Trailhead: 42.40436, -71.23157

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lexington St @ Brookway Rd stop 203 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftBear left onto Western Greenway, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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-9cec

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lexington St @ Brookway Rd stop 203 m from the trailhead

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