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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:59 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

OvercastTemperature 84°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 81°64° 17%
Thu 76°71°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°69° 16%
Sun 78°70° 16%
Mon 78°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 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