Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route passes Great Pond before reaching Clapps Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6–47 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.06335, -70.19115
Weather Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 71° · precip 46% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Beech Forest stop 283 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Province Lands Bike Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Great Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Clapps Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Clapps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beech Forest stop 283 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Province Lands Bike Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Duck Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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