Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 5.4-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, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 292 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 85 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90608, -69.97890
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 9–86 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.90608, -69.97890
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 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 S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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 surface
66% dirt11% paved7% sand16% 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 7:57 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
92°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Lecount Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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