Cape Cod National Seashore

Doanes Bog Pond–Spectacle Pond, 6 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Doanes Bog Pond–Spectacle Pond, 6 beaches is a 5-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 2 more before reaching Doanes Bog Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 121 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95965, -70.01458
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA

Directions

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Doanes Bog Pond–Spectacle Pond, 6 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 7–123 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95965, -70.01458

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hay Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  9. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miPass Kinnacum Pond.
  13. 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miReach Doanes Bog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.9 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% 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 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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