Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Southeast Pond before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 85 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89913, -69.98352
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
6 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 9–86 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89913, -69.98352
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Great Pond Beach.
- 150 ftReach Southeast Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 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
49% dirt13% paved2% sand36% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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