Flat Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Flat Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in South Cape Beach State Park near Maushop Village, MA. The route reaches Flat Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flat Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 1–46 ft
Out & Back · South Cape Beach State Park
Trailhead: 41.55993, -70.47813
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flat Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Flat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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