Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Kinnacum Pond, Spectacle Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Long Pond Beach before reaching Herring Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 303 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Herring Pond–Kinnacum Pond, 5 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 8–113 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95223, -69.99627
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Kinnacum Pond.
- 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nowhere Way, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Herring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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