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Punch Bowl
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Deep kettle pond in Beebe Woods, Falmouth. Unofficial swim with a rope swing; ~1-mile walk from Highfield Hall or Sippewissett Road trailhead.
At a glance
Overview
The Punch Bowl is a deep, steep-walled kettle pond hidden inside Beebe Woods, the Town of Falmouth conservation forest stewarded by The 300 Committee Land Trust. It's reached on roughly a mile of trail from Highfield Hall or the Kelly Woodland trailhead on Sippewissett Road. Swimming is unofficial — a well-known rope swing drops from the banks into the pond. The walls are steep and the bottom is unknown; bring traction for the descent.
- Also known as
- Beebe Woods Punch Bowl, Deep Pond
- County
- Barnstable
- Region
- Cape & Islands
- Water type
- Pond
- Swim feature type
- Pond
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Park at Highfield Hall and Gardens or at the Kelly Woodland trailhead on Sippewissett Road in Falmouth. Take the main Beebe Woods trail into the forest — the Punch Bowl is signed about a mile in. Drop down to the water on the obvious side paths; the walls are steep.
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