Kettle Holes

Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail

5 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Holes near West Falmouth, MA. The route reaches Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 423 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 194 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60269, -70.62052
Nearest town West Falmouth, MA

Directions

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Spectacle Pond via Moraine Trail

5 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 32–193 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Holes

Trailhead: 41.60269, -70.62052

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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