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Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Flax Pond, 3 beaches

8.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Flax Pond, 3 beaches is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near South Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Flax Pond before reaching Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 118 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68582, -70.18469
Nearest town South Yarmouth, MA
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Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Flax Pond, 3 beaches

8.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 22–117 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68582, -70.18469

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Flax Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Benjamin Way, heading E.
  26. 100 ftReach Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading S.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  42. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
  47. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  50. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sandy-pond-recreation-area-park-beach-flax-pond-out-back-3-beaches-14-km

Trail surface

41% paved15% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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