Follins Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Follins Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near North Harwich, MA. The route reaches Follins Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Follins Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 4–52 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69976, -70.13742
Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Follins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 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 5:47 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Follins Pond–Dinahs Pond, 5 lakes 14.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Island Loop Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Island Loop Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Robbins Pond Conservation Area–Headwaters Greenbelt Conservation Area, 3 groves 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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