Cape Cod National Seashore

Great Pond–Snow Pond, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Great Pond–Snow Pond, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Snow Pond before reaching Great Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 118 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nowhere Way 41.94797, -70.01987
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Great Pond–Snow Pond, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 9–117 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Nowhere Way · 41.94797, -70.01987

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Nowhere Way, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miPass Snow Pond.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Great Pond.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Savage Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Kings Highway, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 16%
Sun 77°70° 16%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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