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Cape Cod National Seashore

Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 6 beaches

4.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 6 beaches is a 4.1-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 Gull Pond Beach before reaching Herring Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 335 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 121 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95171, -70.00108
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA
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Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 6 beaches

4.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 11–123 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95171, -70.00108

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Kinnacum Pond.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  5. 0.2 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Nowhere Way, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miPass Gull Pond Beach.
  12. 0.1 miReach Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/herring-pond-kinnacum-pond-out-back-7-beaches

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ 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 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°70° 16%
Mon 77°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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