Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth Station, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 16–117 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.67949, -70.25600
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Flax Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Flax Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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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Weather
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 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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