Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Flax Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 22–93 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68470, -70.23217
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Flax Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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