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Cape Cod National Seashore

Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches

5.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches is a 5.7-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, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 121 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93239, -70.01911
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA
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Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches

5.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 11–123 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.93239, -70.01911

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
  14. 450 ftReach Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miArrive 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-9-km-104f

Trail surface

20% dirt15% sand65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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