Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 57 min
Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Sandy Hill Pond before reaching Garretts Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Garretts Pond & Sandy Hill Pond via Falcon Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 57 min
Elevation 38–175 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68845, -70.35575
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Sandy Hill Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Garretts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark.
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