Depot Pond–Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Orleans, MA. The route passes Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, Little Depot Pond and Depot Pond before reaching Jemima Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 36 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79885, -69.98800
Nearest town Orleans, MA
Directions
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Depot Pond–Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 3–36 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.79885, -69.98800
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Orleans - Stop & Shop stop 351 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miPass Little Depot Pond.
- 50 ftPass Jemima Pond.
- 250 ftReach Depot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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
97% paved3% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Orleans - Stop & Shop stop 351 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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