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Lowell Holly Reservation

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.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 108 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.66141, -70.47447
Nearest town Mashpee, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miPass Wakeby Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach.
  4. 0.1 miPass Mashpee Pond.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miPass Mashpee-Wakeby Pond.
  9. 100 ftReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wakeby-pond-mashpee-pond-out-back-9-lakes-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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