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Oyster Pond–Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area Beach, 5 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Oyster Pond–Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area Beach, 5 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back near Quissett, MA. The route passes Trunk River Beach, Quissett Beach, Trunk River Beach and Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area Beach before reaching Oyster Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 36 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52674, -70.65284
Nearest town Quissett, MA
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Oyster Pond–Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area Beach, 5 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 3–37 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.52674, -70.65284

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: SSA Parking Lot Shuttle Stop stop 636 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shining Sea Bikeway, heading E.
  6. 450 ftPass Trunk River Beach.
  7. 0.1 miPass Quissett Beach.
  8. 0.2 miPass Trunk River Beach.
  9. 50 ftPass Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area Beach.
  10. 0.3 miReach Oyster Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 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/trunk-river-beach-trunk-river-beach-out-back-5-beaches

Trail surface

70% paved3% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F66°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°70° 15%
Thu 86°70°
Fri 89°71°
Sat 87°69°
Sun 91°68°
Mon 88°72°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SSA Parking Lot Shuttle Stop stop 636 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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