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
Getting there
Directions
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Plashes Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Higgins Crowell Road, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bassets Lot Pond & Plashes Pond via Larry/Bill/Ed Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jabinettes Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 4 beaches 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Flax Pond & Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near West Yarmouth, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near West Yarmouth, Massachusetts