Dennis Pond - Yarmouth

Yesterday, cloudy and about 40, I decided to try a different trail, Dennis Pond, which is located off of exit 7 on Rte 6 on Willow St.. Head north toward 6A . There is parking for about 5 cars on the right just as you see the pond. The first thing I noticed was a sign on a tree warning that the area was under surveillance. Strange, I thought I hadn’t seen it before. I found out later that it had been a popular cruising area a few years ago. There was a big crackdown and the cameras are there so it won’t happen again. Kind of glad I didn’t know until later.
        The trail follows along the southern part of the pond. It is a narrow hilly trail with big roots making the hike a little more challenging. The main trail, which has a few short trails that go to the pond, ends at Summer St. just south of  Dennis Pond Beach. The main trail covers about a mile. There are two side trails one at the beginning that loops around to the main trail and another halfway that goes up a hill to power lines. I’m not sure if you are allowed to walk these or not, if so you can add as many miles to your hike as you’d like.

Ratings 1- terrible  2- poor  3- ok  4- good  5- great

Easy to find - 4
Parking - 2  - about 5 cars on Willow St and 2 cars on Summer St.
Length-   3  - .93 miles from one end to the other with side trails can add more.
Degree of Difficulty-  3  -narrow trail, big roots and hills
Dog Friendly- 3
Good for Family- 2 -not for young children
Trail Markings-  4  easy to follow
Trail Maintenance-   3 - fallen tree on loop trail have to climb through it to continue or turn back.
Benches -   1 - old one over looking  pond
Scenic  - 2 - can see pond this time of year
Beach -   Opposite side of Dennis Pond Beach

What I like - A lot of hills
What I don’t like- trail is too short

Overall Rating-   27 out of 50

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