Bourne's Pond & Old Waquoit Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Bourne's Pond & Old Waquoit Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Smalltown, MA. The route reaches Bourne's Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 46 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Waquoit Road 41.58913, -70.54094
Nearest town Smalltown, MA

Directions

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Bourne's Pond & Old Waquoit Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Elevation 3–46 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Waquoit Road · 41.58913, -70.54094

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: East Falmouth stop 667 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Waquoit Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftReach Bourne's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

64% sand36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Falmouth stop 667 m from the trailhead

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