Great Pond–Ryder Pond, 10 lakes
6.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Great Pond–Ryder Pond, 10 lakes is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route passes Ryder Pond, Snow Pond, Great Pond and 6 more before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond–Ryder Pond, 10 lakes
6.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.96964, -70.02913
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 73° · precip 49% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ryder Pond.
- 50 ftPass Snow Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Dyer Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Forrest Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Great Pond Beach.
- 450 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Great Pond–Snow Pond, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 207 ft
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