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Water Department Land

Plashes Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Plashes Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth Station, MA. The route passes Plashes Pond and Plashes Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 56 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67949, -70.25600
Nearest town Yarmouth Station, MA
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Plashes Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 13–55 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.67949, -70.25600

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miPass Plashes Pond.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miPass Plashes Pond.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  47. 0.3 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-6-km-626b

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F49°
Precip63%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 59% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 63°56° 50%
Tue 60°54° 17%
Wed 61°57°
Thu 62°58° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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