Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near North Harwich, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond before reaching Bates Cr at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 30–79 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cranview Road · 41.71495, -70.11648
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Bates Cr, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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