Island Loop Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Island Loop Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Loop Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 15–64 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: connector · 41.69001, -70.15135
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 567 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive 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 4.5 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 567 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Follins Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Island Loop Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Island Loop Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Island Loop Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Follins Pond–Dinahs Pond, 3 lakes 11.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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