Great Pond–Snow Pond, 3 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Great Pond–Snow Pond, 3 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route passes Round Pond, Great Pond and Snow Pond before reaching Round Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Pond–Snow Pond, 3 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 10–127 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Savage Road · 41.97152, -70.03098
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 73° · precip 49% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Savage Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Round Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond.
- 50 ftPass Snow Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Round Pond.
- 100 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Savage Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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