Syrjala Conservation Area

Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Syrjala Conservation Area near West Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Plashes Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 82 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65537, -70.22428
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Plashes Pond & Higgins Crowell Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 7–80 ft

Out & Back · Syrjala Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.65537, -70.22428

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Plashes Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftBear right onto Higgins Crowell Road, heading W.
  29. 50 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  47. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  51. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  52. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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