Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Mashpee, MA. The route reaches Wakeby Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 63 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wakeby Pond via Ashumet Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 68–125 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.65199, -70.49892
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ashumet Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Wakeby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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