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Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Big Sandy Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68479, -70.23195
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 12–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68479, -70.23195

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miPass Plashes Pond.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach Big Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 50 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/plashes-pond-plashes-pond-out-back-4-beaches-10-km-9db2

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F49°
Precip63%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 63°56° 50%
Tue 60°54° 15%
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°57° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 9 min before dark.

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