Island Pond Conservation Area

Island Loop Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Island Loop Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near North Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69853, -70.13069
Nearest town North Harwich, MA

Directions

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Island Loop Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.69853, -70.13069

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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