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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.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 213 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Pond Road 42.41888, -71.47415
Nearest town Lower Village, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on White Pond Road, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Harry's Way, heading SE.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Otter Alley, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Taylor Way, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Rice Tavern Foundation.
  6. 50 ftPass Voss Pond.
  7. 0.2 miPass Cuttings Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miReach Cuttings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Otter Alley, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto White Pond Road, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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