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Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach & Old Mill Lane via Snowman Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach & Old Mill Lane via Snowman Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 118 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68650, -70.20760
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach & Old Mill Lane via Snowman Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 30–117 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68650, -70.20760

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading W.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right onto Benjamin Way, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Snowman Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftReach Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Benjamin Way, heading S.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Way, heading S.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  36. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  52. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  53. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  54. 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-old-mill-lane-out-back-3-sights-12-km

Trail surface

20% dirt15% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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