Dinahs Pond & Old Mill Lane via Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Dinahs Pond & Old Mill Lane via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. The route reaches Dinahs Pond. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 118 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69075, -70.17370
Nearest town South Dennis, MA

Directions

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Dinahs Pond & Old Mill Lane via Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 10–117 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69075, -70.17370

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Dinahs Pond.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miReach Dinahs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  44. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% paved13% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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