Long Pond Watershed

Long Pond & Moraine Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 58 min

Long Pond & Moraine Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Watershed near West Falmouth, MA. The route reaches Long Pond. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 121 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59421, -70.62578
Nearest town West Falmouth, MA

Directions

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Long Pond & Moraine Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 58 min

Elevation 13–121 ft

Out & Back · Long Pond Watershed

Trailhead: 41.59421, -70.62578

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miPass Long Pond.
  4. 0.4 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°68° 16%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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