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Wakeby Pond via Bearses Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Wakeby Pond via Bearses Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Mashpee, MA. The route reaches Wakeby Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 125 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.65168, -70.49121
Nearest town Mashpee, MA
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Wakeby Pond via Bearses Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 73–125 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 41.65168, -70.49121

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bearses Road, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp left onto Ashumet Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bearses Road, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/simon-lowe-conservation-area-mashpee-wakeby-pond-out-back-3-lakes-10-km-61d0

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67° 19%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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