Ryder Pond–Round Pond, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Ryder Pond–Round Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Round Pond before reaching Ryder Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 286 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ryder Pond–Round Pond, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 16–119 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.97275, -70.06349
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cemetery Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Round Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Ryder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Cemetery Road & Old Kings Highway 8.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Brush Valley–Cemetery Road, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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