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Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Big Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.68521, -70.21047
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 12–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.68521, -70.21047

Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 60% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 500 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miReach Big Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  52. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  54. 0.4 miArrive 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/big-sandy-pond-plashes-pond-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F55°
Precip60%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity84%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 59% rain1 AM: 40% rain2 AM: 40% rain3 AM: 49% rain4 AM: 60% rain5 AM: 31% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:42 PM
Tue 64°51°
Wed 61°50°
Thu 62°57° 27%
Fri 61°56° 60%
Sat 62°56° 64%
Sun 61°57° 57%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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