Syrjala Conservation Area

Bassets Lot Pond & Plashes Pond via Larry/Bill/Ed Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Bassets Lot Pond & Plashes Pond via Larry/Bill/Ed Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Syrjala Conservation Area near West Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Bassets Lot Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 46 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65537, -70.22428
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Bassets Lot Pond & Plashes Pond via Larry/Bill/Ed Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 7–47 ft

Out & Back · Syrjala Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.65537, -70.22428

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 63% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Plashes Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Bassets Lot Pond.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Larry/Bill/Ed Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Bassets Lot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 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

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F52°
Precip63%Wind10 mphUV2Humidity86%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 18% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 35% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 63°57° 50%
Tue 60°54° 20%
Wed 61°57°
Thu 62°58° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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