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Jehu Pond via Great Hay Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge near New Seabury, MA. The route reaches Jehu Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 36 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57393, -70.48294
Nearest town New Seabury, MA

Directions

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Jehu Pond via Great Hay Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 2–36 ft

Out & Back · Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 41.57393, -70.48294

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Great Hay Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miReach Jehu Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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