Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Maynard, MA. The route passes Rice Tavern Foundation, Voss Pond and Cuttings Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi184 – 213 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42085, -71.45162
Nearest town Maynard, MA
Directions
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Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 183–213 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.42085, -71.45162
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 265 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Taylor Way, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Rice Tavern Foundation.
- 50 ftPass Voss Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Cuttings Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Cuttings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
62% dirt4% paved34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 265 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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