Cape Cod National Seashore

Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach, Snow Pond and Great Pond before reaching Ryder Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 118 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94107, -70.01416
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Ryder Pond–Great Pond, 5 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 8–117 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.94107, -70.01416

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
  3. 0.3 miTurn 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. 150 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miPass Snow Pond.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miPass Great Pond.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach Ryder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 0 min before dark.

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