Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun
2.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Seawatch Open Space near North Pocasset, MA. The route reaches Clay Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 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
2.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 38–155 ft
Out & Back · Seawatch Open Space
Trailhead: Hi Droid · 41.70645, -70.58743
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hi Droid, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Conn., heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Katie Marie Pass, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Clay Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Katie Marie Pass, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Conn., heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hi Droid, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Hi Droid Trailhead
- Dark Side of the Sun–East West Double Track, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- UpperPond–Dark Side of the Sun, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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