Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Flax Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 10–58 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68650, -70.20760
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Flax Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Flax Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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