Island Pond Conservation Area

Island Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Island Loop Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near North Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69949, -70.12838
Nearest town North Harwich, MA

Directions

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Island Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.69949, -70.12838

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  26. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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