Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route passes Great Pond before reaching Clapps Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5–35 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.06335, -70.19115
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
Transit-accessible: Beech Forest stop 283 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Province Lands Bike Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Great Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Clapps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beech Forest stop 283 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Duck Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Province Lands Bike Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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