Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ram Pasture near Trots Hills, MA. The route passes Maxcy Pond before reaching Maxcy Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 52 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27752, -70.15472
Nearest town Trots Hills, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path
5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 8–51 ft
Out & Back · Ram Pasture
Trailhead: 41.27752, -70.15472
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Maxcy Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% dirt10% paved39% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 65°F52°
Precip51%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity91%
Rained 0.9″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon
64°59°
75%
Tue
60°57°
35%
Wed
61°60°
23%
Thu
61°60°
35%
Fri
62°58°
51%
Sat
62°59°
47%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
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