Water Department Land

Water Department Land Beach & Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Water Department Land Beach & Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach is a 5-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Water Department Land Beach before reaching Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 118 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68776, -70.22050
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA

Directions

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Water Department Land Beach & Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 22–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68776, -70.22050

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 350 ftPass Water Department Land Beach.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  26. 450 ftReach Water Department Land Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  44. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  49. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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