Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 24–117 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68587, -70.22006
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 60% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Holly Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Snowman Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Old Mill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Holly Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Old Mill Lane, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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