Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Burning Man & Bushwood
5.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Burning Man & Bushwood is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area near Barnstable, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burning Man & Bushwood
5.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 38–150 ft
Out & Back · Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.68815, -70.30687
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Art's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bushwood, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Burning Man, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Art's Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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