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
Getting there
Directions
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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Plashes Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Bassets Lot Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Larry/Bill/Ed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Bassets Lot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Jabinettes Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Flax Pond & Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near West Yarmouth, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near West Yarmouth, Massachusetts