Depot Pond–Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area near North Eastham, MA. The route passes Little Depot Pond, Depot Pond, Jemima Pond and Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 59 ft9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.86471, -69.98279
Nearest town North Eastham, MA
Directions
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Depot Pond–Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes
9.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 3–59 ft
Out & Back · Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area
Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.86471, -69.98279
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miPass Little Depot Pond.
- 50 ftPass Depot Pond.
- 50 ftPass Jemima Pond.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Depot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% paved5% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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