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Water Department Land

Bassets Lot Pond

4.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Bassets Lot Pond is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Bassets Lot Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 118 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68467, -70.21809
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Bassets Lot Pond

4.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 32–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68467, -70.21809

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miReach Bassets Lot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bassets-lot-pond-bassets-lot-pond-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

21% paved79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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