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Cape Cod National Seashore

Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route passes Clapps Pond before reaching Great Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 46 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04889, -70.20876
Nearest town Provincetown, MA
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Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 6–47 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.04889, -70.20876

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 60% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Beech Forest Parking Lot Bus Stop stop 67 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftPass Clapps Pond.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Province Lands Bike Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miPass Great Pond.
  7. 50 ftReach Clapps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 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-great-pond-out-back-6-km-200c

Trail surface

27% paved73% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F51°
Precip60%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity89%
Rained 2.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 16% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 62°58° 60%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 60°59° 25%
Fri 61°58° 50%
Sat 60°58° 49%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Beech Forest Parking Lot Bus Stop stop 67 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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Hikes near Provincetown, Massachusetts