Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land–Depot Pond, 5 lakes is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Orleans, MA. The route passes Little Depot Pond, Depot Pond, Jemima Pond and Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint before reaching Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 66 ft16.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80484, -69.98332
Nearest town Orleans, MA
Directions
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Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land–Depot Pond, 5 lakes
16.1 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 5–66 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.80484, -69.98332
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 80°F / low 72° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Little Depot Pond.
- 50 ftPass Depot Pond.
- 50 ftPass Jemima Pond.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 5.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% paved19% sand3% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 80°F72°
Precip48%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
83°66°
Wed
81°66°
18%
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:28 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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