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Long Pond Watershed

Wings Pond–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 5 lakes

9.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Wings Pond–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 5 lakes is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Watershed near Falmouth, MA. The route passes Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, Oyster Pond, Quahog Pond and Crocker Pond before reaching Wings Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 46 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shining Sea Bikeway 41.56408, -70.61930
Nearest town Falmouth, MA
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Wings Pond–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 5 lakes

9.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 2–47 ft

Out & Back · Long Pond Watershed

Trailhead: Shining Sea Bikeway · 41.56408, -70.61930

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Falmouth Bus Depot stop 345 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shining Sea Bikeway, heading N.
  2. 2.5 miPass Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftPass Oyster Pond.
  4. 50 ftPass Quahog Pond.
  5. 1.6 miPass Crocker Pond.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Wings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 4.2 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/riddle-hill-oyster-pond-out-back-12-lakes-24-km-0409

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F66°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°63° 16%
Thu 84°71°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Falmouth Bus Depot stop 345 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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