Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Mill Lane & Snowman Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 24–116 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68441, -70.23314
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Mill Lane, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Holly Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Snowman Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Old Mill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Holly Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mill Lane, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Horse Pond & Water Department Land Beach 3.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach & Old Mill Lane via Snowman Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Higgins Crowell Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Plashes Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Big Sandy Pond & Plashes Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Flax Pond via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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