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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. The route reaches Flax Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. 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 – 56 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69038, -70.15690
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 15–55 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69038, -70.15690

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 737 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flax-pond-flax-pond-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

77% dirt5% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 737 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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