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.
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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
- Start on Nowhere Way, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Snow Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Great Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Savage Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Kings Highway, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
- 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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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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