Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes
6.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route passes Ryder Pond, Round Pond and Great Pond before reaching Brush Valley at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes
6.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 18–146 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.96959, -70.03270
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Ryder Pond.
- 50 ftPass Round Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Great Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Munson Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Brush Valley.
- 150 ftReach Ryder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Cemetery Road & Pamet Point Exit 5.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Great Pond–Snow Pond, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Brush Valley–Munson Road, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 443 ft
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