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Bassets Lot Pond

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Bassets Lot Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Bassets Lot Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 118 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68776, -70.22050
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Bassets Lot Pond

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 28–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68776, -70.22050

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftReach Bassets Lot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  43. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bassets-lot-pond-bassets-lot-pond-out-back-6-lakes-8-km-7611

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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