Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Mary Dunn Pond–Lamson Pond, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Mary Dunn Pond–Lamson Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area near Barnstable, MA. The route passes Lamson Pond and Mary Dunn Pond before reaching Mary Dunn Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mary Dunn Pond–Lamson Pond, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 34–119 ft
Out & Back · Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.68599, -70.28782
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Art's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bushwood, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lamson Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto The Back Nine, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Mary Dunn Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Mary Dunn Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bushwood, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Art's Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Burning Man & The Wall via Bushwood 1.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Automile & Burning Man via Bushwood 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Israel Pond & The Wall via Burning Man 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Mary Dunn Pond–Lamson Pond, 4 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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