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Conservation Land/Madison Rd & Flax Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Conservation Land/Madison Rd & Flax Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Dennis, MA. The route passes Conservation Land/Madison Rd before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 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 mi30 – 108 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72571, -70.18801
Nearest town Dennis, MA
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Conservation Land/Madison Rd & Flax Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Elevation 29–110 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72571, -70.18801

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miPass Flax Pond.
  5. 50 ftReach Conservation Land/Madison Rd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flax-pond-flax-pond-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:58 PM — 11 min before dark.

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