Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Anna Gordon Moraine Trail near West Falmouth, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 38–149 ft
Out & Back · Anna Gordon Moraine Trail
Trailhead: 41.61406, -70.61704
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Moraine Trail Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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