Dinahs Pond & Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Dinahs Pond & Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. The route passes Dinahs Pond and Flax Pond before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dinahs Pond & Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 10–48 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69075, -70.17370
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Dinahs Pond.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Flax Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Flax Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Dinahs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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