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Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches

7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches is a 7-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Water Department Land Beach, Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach and Little Sandy Pond before reaching Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.68521, -70.21047
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches

7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 12–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.68521, -70.21047

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftPass Water Department Land Beach.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  27. 450 ftPass Little Sandy Pond.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Town Brook Road, heading W.
  31. 250 ftReach Little Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  46. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  51. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  53. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  55. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  56. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  57. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
  58. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-sandy-pond-water-department-land-beach-out-back-5-beaches-11-km

Trail surface

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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