Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Israel Pond & Automile via Bushwood
2.7 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 57 min
Israel Pond & Automile via Bushwood is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area near Yarmouth Station, MA. The route reaches Israel Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Israel Pond & Automile via Bushwood
2.7 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 57 min
Elevation 40–101 ft
Out & Back · Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.68897, -70.25641
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Art's Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Automile, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bushwood, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Israel Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Israel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Automile, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Art's Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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