Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Sandy Hill Pond before reaching Garretts Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 144 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68973, -70.36021
Nearest town West Barnstable, MA

Directions

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Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Elevation 38–145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68973, -70.36021

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Sandy Hill Pond.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach Garretts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 14 min before dark.

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