Clay Hill–Garretts Pond, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Clay Hill–Garretts Pond, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Garretts Pond, Sandy Hill Pond and Clay Hill. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clay Hill–Garretts Pond, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 38–194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Falcon Road · 41.69372, -70.35507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Falcon Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Garretts Pond.
- 0.6 miPass Sandy Hill Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Clay Hill.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto To the Limit, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Keyes the Limit, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto First Class, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Spruce Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freefall, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Clay Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spruce Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto First Class, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left onto Keyes the Limit, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto To the Limit, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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