Cape Cod National Seashore

Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Dyer Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Great Pond Beach and Duck Pond before reaching Lecount Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 79 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93941, -70.01413
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 16–79 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.93941, -70.01413

Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 50% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Dyer Pond.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftPass Duck Pond.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Bell Road, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miPass Lecount Hollow Beach.
  22. 250 ftReach Dyer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt9% sand9% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F72°
Precip50%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 50% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 81°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%

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