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Island Pond Conservation Area

Island Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Island Loop Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.69046, -70.15790
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Island Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.69046, -70.15790

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 792 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.3 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-rail-trail-out-back-16-km-c865

Trail surface

83% dirt4% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 792 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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