Turtle Pond–Great Pond Beach, 4 beaches
2.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 49 min
Turtle Pond–Great Pond Beach, 4 beaches is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Dyer Pond and Turtle Pond before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Turtle Pond–Great Pond Beach, 4 beaches
2.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 49 min
Elevation 24–67 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.93239, -70.01911
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Great Pond Beach.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Bell Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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