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Cape Cod National Seashore

Duck Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 58 min

Duck Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 49 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05673, -70.21661
Nearest town Provincetown, MA
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Duck Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 58 min

Elevation 6–50 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.05673, -70.21661

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-4-km-e9cc

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.

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