Island Loop Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Island Loop Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near North Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Island Loop Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 15–64 ft
Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.69853, -70.13069
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
- 8 mi · out & back · via Island Loop Trail
More from this trailhead
- Island Loop Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Island Loop Trail 9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Island Loop Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near North Harwich, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near North Harwich, Massachusetts