Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Sandy Hill Pond before reaching Garretts Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 144 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68973, -70.36021
Nearest town West Barnstable, MA

Directions

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Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Elevation 38–145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68973, -70.36021

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Sandy Hill Pond.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach Garretts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 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 surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F50°
Precip65%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 35% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 65% rain5 PM: 57% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 62°57° 56%
Tue 60°55° 17%
Wed 63°54°
Thu 63°56° 29%
Fri 61°55° 51%
Sat 59°55° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 11 min before dark.

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