Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park

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

5.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach–Old Mill Lane, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 118 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68444, -70.22989
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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

5.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 15–117 ft

Out & Back · Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park

Trailhead: 41.68444, -70.22989

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading E.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Benjamin Way, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Snowman Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miReach Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Benjamin Way, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 12 min before dark.

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