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Dinahs Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Dinahs Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near West Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Dinahs Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 118 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67257, -70.23901
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA
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Dinahs Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 10–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.67257, -70.23901

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  22. 2.3 miReach Dinahs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flax-pond-out-back-9ff0

Trail surface

52% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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