Flowers in sunset in Massachusetts.jpg
Alec Perkins · CC BY 2.0

West End Pond–Crescent Beach, 6 beaches is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Naushon Station, MA. The route passes Mary's Lake, Crescent Beach, West End Pond and West End Pond before reaching West Beach at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 408 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 164 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50862, -70.71150
Nearest town Naushon Station, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

West End Pond–Crescent Beach, 6 beaches

13.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 5–165 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50862, -70.71150

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
  11. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miPass Crescent Beach.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto North Main Road, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miPass West End Pond.
  23. 0.2 miPass West End Pond.
  24. 0.5 miPass West Beach.
  25. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftReach West End Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  35. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Main Road, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 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 surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead