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Water Department Land

Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near West Yarmouth, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 59 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67502, -70.23267
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA
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Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 24–59 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.67502, -70.23267

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Holly Trail, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Snowman Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miReach Old Mill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Holly Trail, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mill Lane, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/snowman-trail-out-back-6-km-357f

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:28 PM.

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