West Barnstable Conservation Area
COMM Fire District Property–Mystic Pond, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 19 min
COMM Fire District Property–Mystic Pond, 7 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes COMM Fire District Property before reaching Mystic Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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COMM Fire District Property–Mystic Pond, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 71–177 ft
Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area
Trailhead: Power Line · 41.69652, -70.38772
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Power Line, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Road, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto ToT North, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Dube Rock Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Airport Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Danforth Trails, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass COMM Fire District Property.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crocker Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Mystic Pond.
- 50 ftReach COMM Fire District Property, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Danforth Trails, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Airport Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Dube Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto ToT North, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:42 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
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Big Ring
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Big Ring
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Danforth Trails
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Craddock Trail
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Home From The Forest
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