Shawkemo Hills & Gibbs Pond is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Siasconset, MA. The route passes Gibbs Pond before reaching Shawkemo Hills at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 85 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26278, -69.98148
Nearest town Siasconset, MA
Directions
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Shawkemo Hills & Gibbs Pond
8.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 12–85 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.26278, -69.98148
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Sconset Golf Course stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miPass Gibbs Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miReach Shawkemo Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, 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.
Trail surface
62% dirt31% paved7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F66°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
77°70°
24%
Thu
75°73°
Fri
74°73°
Sat
75°72°
15%
Sun
75°73°
15%
Mon
75°73°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sconset Golf Course stop 59 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Gibbs Pond 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 9.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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- Polpis Bike Path 9.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 9.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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