Great Pond–Long Pond Loop, 10 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Great Pond–Long Pond Loop, 10 lakes is a 2.9-mile loop in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Kinnacum Pond and 6 more. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond–Long Pond Loop, 10 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 10–110 ft
Loop · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.94531, -70.01577
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 51% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Kinnacum Pond.
- 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Northeast Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Great Pond.
- 50 ftPass Northeast Pond.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pond.
- 100 ftBear left onto Way 625, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Gull Pond Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Long Pond Beach & Old Hay Road via Old Kings Highway 1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Herring Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches 2.7 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
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