Water Department Land

Bassets Lot Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Bassets Lot Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Bassets Lot Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68650, -70.20760
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Bassets Lot Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 14–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68650, -70.20760

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 500 ftPass Bassets Lot Pond.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miReach Bassets Lot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  49. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  50. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

16% paved84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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