Dyer Pond–Snow Pond, 5 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Dyer Pond–Snow Pond, 5 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Dyer Pond and Long Pond Beach before reaching Snow Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dyer Pond–Snow Pond, 5 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.93372, -70.00558
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Snow Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Dyer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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