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Cape Cod National Seashore

Gull Pond–Herring Pond, 6 beaches

3.9 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Gull Pond–Herring Pond, 6 beaches is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Herring Pond, Gull Pond Beach, Long Pond Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Gull Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 299 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 121 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Hay Road 41.96069, -70.01342
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA
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Gull Pond–Herring Pond, 6 beaches

3.9 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 11–123 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Old Hay Road · 41.96069, -70.01342

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Hay Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Herring Pond.
  3. 250 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  9. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miReach Gull Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading N.
  15. 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/cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-4-beaches-6-km

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°69° 16%
Mon 77°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 12 min before dark.

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