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Rice Tavern Foundation–Voss Pond, 6 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. The route passes Rice Tavern Foundation and Voss Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 226 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40356, -71.49146
Nearest town Lower Village, MA

Directions

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Rice Tavern Foundation–Voss Pond, 6 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 180–226 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.40356, -71.49146

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftSharp right onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Otter Alley, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Taylor Way, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miPass Rice Tavern Foundation.
  12. 50 ftPass Voss Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Winterberry Way, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Rice Tavern Foundation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Taylor Way, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Otter Alley, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harry's Way, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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