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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 70% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 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

Light rainTemperature 64°F51°
Precip70%Wind7 mphUV1Humidity87%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 70% rain4 PM: 64% rain5 PM: 57% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 64°56° 54%
Tue 60°54° 25%
Wed 63°54°
Thu 64°56° 29%
Fri 62°55° 51%
Sat 59°56° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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