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Plashes Pond & Water Department Land Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Plashes Pond & Water Department Land Beach is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near West Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Water Department Land Beach and Plashes Pond before reaching Plashes Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 52 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66930, -70.24558
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA
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Plashes Pond & Water Department Land Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Elevation 13–52 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.66930, -70.24558

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Water Department Land Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miPass Plashes Pond.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Plashes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/plashes-pond-water-department-land-beach-out-back-4-beaches-5-km-a6f3

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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