Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 10–60 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68776, -70.22050
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Flax Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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