Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun
2.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 58 min
Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Seawatch Open Space near North Pocasset, MA. The route reaches Clay Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun
2.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 58 min
Elevation 38–155 ft
Out & Back · Seawatch Open Space
Trailhead: Onset Outlet · 41.71083, -70.58567
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Onset Outlet, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Clay Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Onset Outlet, 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 8 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Onset Outlet Trailhead
- UpperPond–The Basin, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Dark Side of the Sun & Hi Droid Loop via Town Forest Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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