Cape Cod National Seashore

Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Dyer Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Great Pond Beach and Duck Pond before reaching Lecount Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 79 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93941, -70.01413
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 16–79 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.93941, -70.01413

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Dyer Pond.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftPass Duck Pond.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Bell Road, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miPass Lecount Hollow Beach.
  22. 250 ftReach Dyer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt9% sand9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

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