Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park

Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Old Mill Lane, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Old Mill Lane, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park near West Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 46 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67630, -70.24224
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Old Mill Lane, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 15–47 ft

Out & Back · Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park

Trailhead: 41.67630, -70.24224

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Benjamin Way, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Snowman Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miReach Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Benjamin Way, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading N.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F49°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 59% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 63°55° 50%
Tue 61°55° 17%
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°58° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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