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Cape Cod National Seashore

Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. The route passes Southeast Pond before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 85 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91673, -69.98914
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
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Directions

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Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 15–86 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.91673, -69.98914

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 412 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miPass Great Pond Beach.
  13. 150 ftReach Southeast Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/southeast-pond-southeast-pond-out-back-5-km-7441

Trail surface

85% dirt9% paved4% sand1% other1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%
Mon 93°75°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 412 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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