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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Dinahs Pond.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Dinahs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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 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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