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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Long Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Moraine Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Long Pond–Grews Pond, 3 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Crooked Pond via Moraine Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 522 ft
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