Mystic Pond–Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Town of Barnstable Land Bank Property near Pondsville, MA. The route passes Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides and Mystic Pond. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mystic Pond–Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 53–143 ft
Out & Back · Town of Barnstable Land Bank Property
Trailhead: Popple Bottom Road · 41.68888, -70.39689
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Popple Bottom Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Airport Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Danforth Trails, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides.
- 50 ftPass Mystic Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cow Tunnel Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Mystic Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Danforth Trails, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Airport Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Popple Bottom Road Trailhead
- Access Road–Airport Trail, 5 sights 2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Dube Rock–Access Road, 7 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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