Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches
2.7 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr
Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach and Gull Pond Beach before reaching Herring Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches
2.7 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 11–123 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.94728, -70.01546
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 450 ftReach Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Great Pond–Long Pond Loop, 10 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft
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