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.
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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 Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 59% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Crescent Beach.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Main Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass West End Pond.
- 0.2 miPass West End Pond.
- 0.5 miPass West Beach.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach West End Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Main Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Main Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Mary's Lake via Main Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Mount Surat–Mary's Lake, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits 6.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 5 summits 7 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Mary's Lake–Crescent Beach, 5 beaches 13.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft
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