Flax Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Flax Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near South Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Elevation 16–46 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68443, -70.20381
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 62% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Flax Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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