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Cape Cod National Seashore

Gull Pond–Great Pond, 8 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Gull Pond–Great Pond, 8 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Cahoon Hollow, MA. The route passes Great Pond, Turtle Pond, Great Pond Beach and 5 more before reaching Gull Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 105 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forrest Road 41.93760, -70.00269
Nearest town Cahoon Hollow, MA
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Gull Pond–Great Pond, 8 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 24–106 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Forrest Road · 41.93760, -70.00269

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

  1. Start on Forrest Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Great Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
  4. 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
  5. 0.3 miPass Dyer Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  7. 0.1 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 500 ftReach Gull Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/great-pond-beach-great-pond-beach-out-back-9-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°70° 16%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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