Great Pond–Duck Pond, 6 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Great Pond–Duck Pond, 6 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Cahoon Hollow, MA. The route passes Great Pond, Turtle Pond, Great Pond Beach and 3 more before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond–Duck Pond, 6 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Elevation 20–76 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.93816, -70.00104
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Forrest Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Gull Pond–Great Pond, 8 beaches 3.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Gull Pond–Great Pond, 8 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Great Pond–Duck Pond, 7 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 325 ft
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