Bridge Creek Conservation Area
Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bridge Creek Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Sandy Hill Pond before reaching Garretts Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 4–102 ft
Out & Back · Bridge Creek Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.70431, -70.36584
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Transit-accessible: West Barnstable stop 785 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shaws Lane, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Sandy Hill Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Garretts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Barnstable stop 785 m from the trailhead
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- Clay Hill–Sandy Hill Pond, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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