Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun
3.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Seawatch Open Space near North Pocasset, MA. The route reaches Clay Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 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
3.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 38–155 ft
Out & Back · Seawatch Open Space
Trailhead: Dark Side of the Sun · 41.71012, -70.59758
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Enter and Die!, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Clay Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Enter and Die!, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dark Side of the Sun Trailhead
- The Basin–Dark Side of the Sun, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- East West Double Track Loop via Town Forest Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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