Great Pond–Dyer Pond, 7 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Great Pond–Dyer Pond, 7 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Gull Pond Beach, Long Pond Beach, Dyer Pond and 4 more before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond–Dyer Pond, 7 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 12–112 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 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Hay Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Forrest Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Dyer Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Great Pond Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Gull Pond & Gull Pond Beach via Old Hay Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Great Pond–Snow Pond, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Long Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches 3.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Spectacle Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 beaches 4.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Round Pond & Gull Pond Beach via Old Kings Highway 4.2 mi · ▲ 395 ft
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