Cape Cod National Seashore

Kinnacum Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches

4.6 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Kinnacum Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Gull Pond Beach, Long Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Kinnacum Pond before reaching Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 389 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 115 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95581, -70.01457
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA

Directions

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Kinnacum Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches

4.6 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 11–114 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95581, -70.01457

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Hay Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  9. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftPass Kinnacum Pond.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miPass Spectacle Pond.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftReach Kinnacum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 0.7 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NE.
  29. 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

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°69° 16%
Mon 77°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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