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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 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 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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