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Water Department Land

Plashes Pond

5.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Plashes Pond is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Plashes Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68467, -70.21809
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Plashes Pond

5.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 13–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68467, -70.21809

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftPass Plashes Pond.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  44. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/plashes-pond-plashes-pond-out-back-4-beaches-10-km-4f5b

Trail surface

17% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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