COMM Fire District Property–Mystic Pond, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Town of Barnstable Land Bank Property near Pondsville, MA. The route passes COMM Fire District Property and Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides before reaching Mystic Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 112 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Big Ring 41.68610, -70.42880
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
Directions
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COMM Fire District Property–Mystic Pond, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 76–112 ft
Out & Back · Town of Barnstable Land Bank Property
Trailhead: Big Ring · 41.68610, -70.42880
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Farmersville Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Crooked Cartway, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass COMM Fire District Property.
- 50 ftTurn right onto C-O-MM and Get It!, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Crocker Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Danforth Trails, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides.
- 50 ftPass Mystic Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cow Tunnel Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach COMM Fire District Property, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Danforth Trails, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crocker Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto C-O-MM and Get It!, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Crooked Cartway, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Farmersville Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 64°F50°
Precip65%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon
62°57°
56%
Tue
60°54°
19%
Wed
63°54°
Thu
63°56°
29%
Fri
61°54°
51%
Sat
59°55°
47%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.5 mi · out & back · via Danforth Trails
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Tractor Tire Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Big Ring
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- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Big Ring
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Power Line
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Craddock Trail
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Home From The Forest
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