Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sanford Farm near Trots Hills, MA. The route passes Maxcy Pond and Maxcy Pond before reaching Washing Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 46 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28110, -70.14530
Nearest town Trots Hills, MA
Directions
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Maxcy Pond & Washing Pond via Madaket Bike Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 10–44 ft
Out & Back · Sanford Farm
Trailhead: 41.28110, -70.14530
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Barrett Farm Road/Swift Rock Road stop 67 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Madaket Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Maxcy Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Maxcy Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Washing Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Maxcy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 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
32% paved68% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 81°F67°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
78°70°
Thu
75°74°
Fri
74°73°
Sat
74°73°
17%
Sun
76°73°
17%
Mon
77°74°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Barrett Farm Road/Swift Rock Road stop 67 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Long Pond 9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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