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Water Department Land

Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Water Department Land near Yarmouth, MA. The route passes Water Department Land Beach, Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach and Little Sandy Pond before reaching Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 118 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68444, -70.22989
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
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Little Sandy Pond–Water Department Land Beach, 3 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 12–117 ft

Out & Back · Water Department Land

Trailhead: 41.68444, -70.22989

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftPass Water Department Land Beach.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  22. 450 ftPass Little Sandy Pond.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miPass Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park Beach.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftReach Little Sandy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  46. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 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/water-department-land-beach-sandy-pond-recreation-area-park-beach-out-back-5-beaches-9-km-6d27

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 12 min before dark.

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