Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. The route passes Rice Tavern Foundation, Voss Pond and Cuttings Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 180–214 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: White Pond Road · 42.41888, -71.47415
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Harry's Way, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Otter Alley, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Taylor Way, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Rice Tavern Foundation.
- 50 ftPass Voss Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Cuttings Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Cuttings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Otter Alley, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Pond Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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