Westend Pond & Church's Beach is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Cuttyhunk, MA. The route passes Church's Beach and Westend Pond. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 151 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42135, -70.93313
Nearest town Cuttyhunk, MA
Directions
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Westend Pond & Church's Beach
4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation -1–151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.42135, -70.93313
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Church's Beach.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Westend Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 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
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 14 min before dark.
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