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Water Department Land

Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near West Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Plashes Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 72 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66345, -70.22752
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA
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Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 13–73 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.66345, -70.22752

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Higgins Crowell Road, heading W.
  23. 250 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/plashes-pond-higgins-crowell-road-out-back-10-km-4431

Trail surface

46% dirt2% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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