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Lowell Holly Reservation

Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 5 sights

0.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 19 min

Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 5 sights is a 0.9-mile out-and-back in Lowell Holly Reservation near Wakeby, MA. The route passes Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach and Wakeby Pond before reaching Mashpee Pond at the turnaround, 0.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 98 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66735, -70.47811
Nearest town Wakeby, MA
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Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 5 sights

0.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 19 min

Elevation 56–98 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Holly Reservation

Trailhead: 41.66735, -70.47811

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Wakeby Pond.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miPass Mashpee Pond.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wakeby-pond-mashpee-pond-out-back-6-beaches-2-km

Trail surface

13% sand3% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 4 min before dark.

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