Snow Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches
5.7 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Snow Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Snow Pond, Long Pond Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 415 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snow Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches
5.7 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old Kings Highway · 41.97033, -70.02472
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Snow Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.7 miPass Spectacle Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Snow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 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 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 5.5 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Long Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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