Cape Cod National Seashore

Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches

3.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach before reaching Snow Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 416 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 118 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94531, -70.01577
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches

3.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 9–117 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.94531, -70.01577

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miReach Snow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip61%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity86%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°57° 62%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 59°58°
Thu 60°59° 27%
Fri 61°57° 51%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 7 min before dark.

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