Flax Pond & Andrews Pond via Island Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Flax Pond & Andrews Pond via Island Loop Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near North Harwich, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Andrews Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond & Andrews Pond via Island Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 23–54 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: Flax Pond Trail · 41.69615, -70.11104
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Flax Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Flax Pond Trail Alternate, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Flax Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Andrews Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Flax Pond Trail Alternate, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Flax Pond Trail, heading W.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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