Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 7 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 7 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Lowell Holly Reservation near Mashpee, MA. The route passes Wakeby Pond, Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach and Mashpee Pond before reaching Mashpee-Wakeby Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wakeby Pond–Mashpee Pond, 7 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 56–108 ft
Out & Back · Lowell Holly Reservation
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.66141, -70.47447
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Wakeby Pond.
- 50 ftPass Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Mashpee Pond.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Mashpee-Wakeby Pond.
- 100 ftReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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