Plashes Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Plashes Pond is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond before reaching Plashes Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Plashes Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 12–117 ft
Out & Back · Water Department Land
Trailhead: 41.68479, -70.23195
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Plashes Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Robbins Pond Conservation Area–Headwaters Greenbelt Conservation Area, 4 groves 15.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Harwich Water Supply Land–Robbins Pond Conservation Area, 5 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Old Mill Lane, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Yarmouth, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Yarmouth, Massachusetts