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Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Drumlins of Doom & Mei Li Way

2.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 59 min

Drumlins of Doom & Mei Li Way is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Old Jail Lane Conservation Area near Pond Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 138 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68692, -70.34179
Nearest town Pond Village, MA · Official trailhead info (mass.gov)
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Drumlins of Doom & Mei Li Way

2.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 59 min

Elevation 65–136 ft

Out & Back · Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.68692, -70.34179

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

Transit-accessible: Cape Cod Community College stop 540 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto First Class, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Spruce Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freefall, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftSharp right onto Drumlins of Doom, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Aunt Hatch Lane, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Escape Hatch, heading E.
  17. 250 ftSharp right onto Mei Li Way, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Westwatch, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tim Sullivan, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Westwatch, heading W.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto King's View, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto First Class, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/drumlins-of-doom-mei-li-way-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cape Cod Community College stop 540 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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