Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Ram Pasture near Cisco, MA. The route passes Maxcy Pond before reaching Maxcy Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 52 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26772, -70.16463
Nearest town Cisco, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond via Madaket Bike Path
6.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 7–51 ft
Out & Back · Ram Pasture
Trailhead: 41.26772, -70.16463
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Maxcy Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% dirt8% paved50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hummock Pond & North Head Hummock Pond 5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Maxcy Pond & Madaket Bike Path 8.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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