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Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Plashes Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.68521, -70.21047
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Plashes Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 13–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.68521, -70.21047

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 500 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  49. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  53. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 0.4 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-plashes-pond-out-back-3-beaches-11-km-2e32

Trail surface

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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