Water Department Land

Water Department Land Beach & Higgins Crowell Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Water Department Land Beach & Higgins Crowell Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near West Yarmouth, MA. The route reaches Water Department Land Beach. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 72 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66930, -70.24558
Nearest town West Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Water Department Land Beach & Higgins Crowell Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 23–73 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.66930, -70.24558

Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Water Department Land Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn left onto Higgins Crowell Road, heading W.
  20. 250 ftReach Water Department Land Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  35. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt2% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F49°
Precip63%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 59% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Mon 63°56° 50%
Tue 60°54° 17%
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°58° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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