Island Loop Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Island Loop Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near North Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 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
6.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 15–64 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.69976, -70.13742
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 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 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 8 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
More from this trailhead
- Follins Pond–Dinahs Pond, 5 lakes 14.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Island Loop Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Robbins Pond Conservation Area–Headwaters Greenbelt Conservation Area, 3 groves 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Andrews Pond 6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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