Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. The route passes Rice Tavern Foundation, Voss Pond and Cuttings Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 226 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39858, -71.48284
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
Directions
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Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 180–226 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Towhee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Otter Alley, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Taylor Way, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Rice Tavern Foundation.
- 50 ftPass Voss Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Cuttings Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Cuttings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Otter Alley, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 400 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
45% dirt3% grass52% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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