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Mystic Pond–Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides before reaching Mystic Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 177 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68040, -70.38839
Nearest town West Barnstable, MA

Directions

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Mystic Pond–Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides, 6 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 82–177 ft

Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.68040, -70.38839

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftSharp left onto ToT South, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Dube Rock Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear right onto Airport Trail, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Danforth Trails, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftPass Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cow Tunnel Trail, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftReach Mystic Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Danforth Trails, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto Airport Trail, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftBear left onto Dube Rock Trail, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftBear left onto Access Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto ToT South, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  33. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading SE.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 2 min before dark.

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