Duck Pond–Great Pond Beach, 3 beaches is a 6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Great Pond Beach before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 79 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old King's Highway 41.89976, -69.98353
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Duck Pond–Great Pond Beach, 3 beaches
6 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 9–79 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old King's Highway · 41.89976, -69.98353
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Great Pond Beach.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
51% dirt10% paved2% sand37% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Old King's Highway Trailhead
- Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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