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Cape Cod National Seashore

Herring Pond–Dyer Pond, 4 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Herring Pond–Dyer Pond, 4 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Dyer Pond and Long Pond Beach before reaching Herring Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 359 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 112 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93353, -70.00778
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
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Herring Pond–Dyer Pond, 4 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 8–113 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.93353, -70.00778

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Dyer Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miReach Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/herring-pond-herring-pond-out-back-10-km-2781

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%
Mon 92°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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