Cape Cod National Seashore

Great Pond & Province Lands Bike Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Great Pond & Province Lands Bike Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route reaches Great Pond. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 46 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05673, -70.21661
Nearest town Provincetown, MA

Directions

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Great Pond & Province Lands Bike Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 6–47 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.05673, -70.21661

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Province Lands Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass Great Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

39% paved22% dirt39% 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 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 74°69° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%
Mon 77°71°

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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