Gull Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 beaches
5.3 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Gull Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 beaches is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Kinnacum Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Long Pond Beach and 2 more before reaching Gull Pond Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 409 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gull Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 beaches
5.3 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 8–123 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95322, -70.00259
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kinnacum Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Nowhere Way, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Gull Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto School House Hill Road, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Gull Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Hay Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Kinnacum Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches 3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 6 beaches 4.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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