Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 10 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 10 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Cahoon Hollow, MA. The route passes Southeast Pond, Great Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and 8 more before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 10 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 10–95 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.93965, -69.99584
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Southeast Pond.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Dyer Pond.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forrest Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 200 ftPass Long Pond.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Buttry Way, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 250 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Forrest Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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