Gull Pond & Gull Pond Beach via Old Hay Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 49 min
Gull Pond & Gull Pond Beach via Old Hay Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Gull Pond Beach and Gull Pond before reaching Gull Pond Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gull Pond & Gull Pond Beach via Old Hay Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 49 min
Elevation 8–123 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95581, -70.01457
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Hay Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Gull Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto School House Hill Road, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Gull Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Hay Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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