Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 4 beaches
4 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 4 beaches is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach, Dyer Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Duck Pond before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 4 beaches
4 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 23–111 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Nowhere Way · 41.94797, -70.01987
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 51% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Nowhere Way, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Dyer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Nowhere Way, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 16 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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