AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Island Pond Conservation Area

Island Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Island Loop Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69038, -70.15690
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Island Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.69038, -70.15690

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 737 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miArrive 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/island-loop-trail-out-back-16-km-76ae

Trail surface

83% dirt4% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 737 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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